Roman Catholic Diocese of Mexicali

Roman Catholic diocese in Mexico

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mexicali (Latin: Dioecesis Mexicalensis) (erected 25 March 1966) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Tijuana. It was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Hermosillo until 25 November 2006.

Bishops

Ordinaries

• Manuel Pérez-Gil y González (1966 - 1984), appointed Bishop of Tlalnepantla, México
• José Ulises Macías Salcedo (1984 - 1996), appointed Archbishop of Hermosillo, Sonora
• José Isidro Guerrero Macías (1997 - 2022)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

• Jesús José Herrera Quiñonez, appointed Bishop of Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua in 2011
• José Fortunato Álvarez Valdéz, appointed Bishop of Gómez Palacio, Durango in 2015

Territorial losses

Episcopal See

• Mexicali, Baja California

External links and references

• "Diocese of Mexicali". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-08.