Territorial Prelature of Jesús María del Nayar Praelatura Territorialis Nayariana de Iesu et Maria Prélature Territoriale de Jesús María del Nayar | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Guadalajara |
| Metropolitan | Jesús María, Nayarit |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 9,656 sq mi (25,010 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 140,000 128,000 (91.4%) |
| Parishes | 15 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 13 January 1962 (61 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Jesus and Mary |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Jesús González Hernández, O.F.M. |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Francisco Robles Ortega |
| Map | |
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The Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Jesús María (del Nayar) (Latin: Praelatura Territorialis Nayariana de Iesu et Maria) (erected 13 January 1962) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara in Mexico. The episcopal see is in Jesús María, Nayarit.
Bishops
- Manuel Arvizu, O.F.M. (1962-1992)
- José Antonio Pérez Sánchez, O.F.M. (1992-2010)
- José de Jesús González Hernández, O.F.M. (2010-
Coadjutor bishop
- José Antonio Pérez Sánchez, O.F.M. (1990-1992)
External links and references
- "Territorial Prelature of Jesús María (del Nayar)". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-11.
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