Tac�mbaro (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Juan Carlos Arcq Guzm�n, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 26 July 1913
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Morelia
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
State: Michoac�n
Country: M�xico
Square Kilometers: 14,624 (5,648 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Don Vasco
Official Web Site: http://www.diocesisdetacambaro.mx/
Mailing Address: Obispado, Maria Zendejas 69, 61650, Tacámbaro, Mich., México
Telephone: (459)596-00-44
Fax: 596-07-30

Past and Present Ordinaries

Leopoldo Lara y Torres † (23 Dec 1920 Appointed - 18 Apr 1933 Resigned)
Manuel P�o L�pez Estrada † (16 Jun 1934 Appointed - 11 Oct 1939 Appointed, Bishop of Veracruz-Jalapa)
Jos� Abraham Mart�nez Betancourt † (17 Jul 1940 Appointed - 5 Jun 1979 Retired)
Luis Morales Reyes † (5 Jun 1979 Appointed - 19 Feb 1985 Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of Torre�n, Coahuila)
Alberto Su�rez Inda (5 Nov 1985 Appointed - 20 Jan 1995 Appointed, Archbishop of Morelia, Michoac�n)
Rogelio Cabrera L�pez (30 Apr 1996 Appointed - 16 Jul 2001 Appointed, Bishop of Tapachula, Chiapas)
Jos� Luis Castro Medell�n, M. S. F. † (25 Oct 2002 Appointed - 22 Aug 2014 Retired)
Gerardo D�az V�zquez (22 Aug 2014 Appointed - 13 May 2023 Appointed, Bishop of Colima)
Juan Carlos Arcq Guzm�n (8 Jun 2024 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
26 July 1913	Erected	Archdiocese of Michoac�n (Tacambaro, Ario, Caracuaro, Huetamo, Tiquicheo, Turicato, and Tuzantla) Diocese of Zamora (Aguililla, Acahualo, Apatzingan, Aquila, Arteaga, Go�huayana, Goalcoman, Goyre, Chinicuila, Churumuco, Huacana, Nuero-Urecho, Paracuaro, Tepalcatepec, Tomatlam, and Tumbiscatio)	Diocese of Tac�mbaro (erected)
2 May 1953	Territory Lost	Diocese of Tac�mbaro (Aquila, Coahuayana, and Villa Victoria)	Diocese of Colima
30 April 1962	Territory Lost	Diocese of Colima (Aquila, Coahuayana, and Villa Victoria) Diocese of Tac�mbaro (Acahuato, Aguililla, Apatzing�n, Arteaga, Buenavista Tomatl�n, Coacolm�n, Coire, Nueva Italia, Lombardy, Par�cuaro, Tepalcatepec, and Tumbiscatio)	Diocese of Apatzing�n (erected)
27 October 1964	Territory Lost	Diocese of Acapulco (La Union, Coahuayutla, and Zihuatanejo) Diocese of Chilapa (Zirandaro, Coyuca-de-Catalan, Pungarabato or Ciudad Altamirano, Cutzamala, Tlapehuala, Tlalchapa, Ajuchitlan, San Miguel Totolapan, and Arcelia) Diocese of Toluca (Tlatlaya, Amatepec, Tejupilco, Sultepec, Otzoloapan, and Zacazonapan) Diocese of Tac�mbaro (San Lucas and Huetamo)	Diocese of Ciudad Altamirano (erected)
12 February 1965	Territory Added	Archdiocese of Morelia (Villa Escalante or Santa Clara and Villa Madero)	Diocese of Tac�mbaro
22 June 1972	Territory Added	Archdiocese of Morelia (Enandio and Quanoro (in Benito Ju�rez))	Diocese of Tac�mbaro
3 July 1987	Territory Lost	Diocese of Tac�mbaro (Enandio and Guarnoro)	Archdiocese of Morelia

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	212,435	212,743	99.9%	36	2	38	5,590		19	26	ap1951
1965	95,000	158,491	59.9%	45	9	54	1,759	2	85	17	ap1967
1968	228,725	233,500	98.0%	58	3	61	3,749	4	109	20	ap1971
1976	240,000	245,400	97.8%	52		52	4,615		108	31	ap1977
1980	275,000	281,334	97.7%	61	1	62	4,435	1	90	33	ap1981
1990	342,587	349,579	98.0%	77	1	78	4,392	1	123	39	ap1991
1999	374,120	387,227	96.6%	75	2	77	4,858	2	130	32	ap2000
2000	374,170	381,806	98.0%	85	2	87	4,300	2	137	32	ap2001
2001	367,152	373,663	98.3%	86	2	88	4,172	2	140	32	ap2002
2002	357,435	374,745	95.4%	74	2	76	4,703	2	150	33	ap2003
2003	336,058	365,280	92.0%	81	1	82	4,098	1	130	33	ap2004
2004	335,121	360,345	93.0%	85	1	86	3,896	1	129	33	ap2005
2010	346,000	362,000	95.6%	94	2	96	3,604	3	133	41	ap2011
2014	358,000	374,000	95.7%	85	2	87	4,114	2	129	41	ap2015
2017	368,700	384,860	95.8%	87		87	4,237		129	42	ap2018
2020	299,300	324,585	92.2%	91		91	3,289		115	42	ap2021
2022	317,729	340,828	93.2%	84		84	3,782		91	42	ap2023
2023	320,000	344,000	93.0%	84		84	3,809		91	42	ap2024