Diocese of Culiac�n

Historical Details

• Diocese of Sinaloa
  • Latin Name: Sinalo�nsis
  • Erected: 24 May 1883
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Durango
  • State: Sinaloa
  • Country: M�xico

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Jos� de Jes�s Mar�a Uriarte y P�rez † (9 Aug 1883 Appointed - 26 May 1887 Died)
• Jos� Mar�a de Jes�s Portugal y Serratos, O.F.M. Obs. † (1 Oct 1888 Appointed - 28 Nov 1898 Appointed, Bishop of Saltillo, Coahuila)
• Jos� Homobono Anaya y Guti�rrez † (28 Nov 1898 Appointed - 9 Nov 1902 Appointed, Bishop of Chilapa, Guerrero)
• Francisco Uranga y S�enz † (25 Jun 1903 Appointed - 18 Dec 1919 Resigned)
• Silviano Carrillo y C�rdenas † (30 Jul 1920 Appointed - 10 Sep 1921 Died)
• Agust�n Aguirre y Ramos † (23 Jun 1922 Appointed - 7 May 1942 Died)
• Lino Aguirre Garcia † (22 Jan 1944 Appointed - 20 Aug 1969 Retired)
• Luis Rojas Mena † (20 Aug 1969 Appointed - 4 Oct 1993 Resigned)
• Benjam�n Jim�nez Hern�ndez † (4 Oct 1993 Appointed - 18 Mar 2011 Resigned)
• Jon�s Guerrero Corona (18 Mar 2011 Appointed - 21 Sep 2023 Retired)
• Jes�s Jos� Herrera Qui�onez (21 Sep 2023 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Sinaloa
1950	544,500			45	3	48	11,343		3	184	25	ap1951*
Diocese of Culiac�n
1965	584,769	601,725	97.2%	25	32	57	10,259		3	296	88	ap1967
1970	902,995	933,811	96.7%	100	7	107	8,439		11	312	35	ap1971
1976	716,129	753,811	95.0%	87		87	8,231		4	316	40	ap1977
1980	825,000	868,000	95.0%	99	3	102	8,088		9	249	43	ap1981
1990	1,497,000	1,613,000	92.8%	110	3	113	13,247		9	368	77	ap1991
1999	2,181,890	2,302,680	94.8%	129	6	135	16,162		11	323	68	ap2000
2000	2,193,400	2,312,000	94.9%	130	6	136	16,127		10	286	68	ap2001
2001	2,215,974	2,334,578	94.9%	134	5	139	15,942	4	10	308	68	ap2002
2002	2,238,368	2,356,972	95.0%	130	5	135	16,580	4	10	296	68	ap2003
2003	2,255,557	2,374,162	95.0%	146	5	151	14,937	4	10	295	68	ap2004
2004	2,273,722	2,392,171	95.0%	149	5	154	14,764	4	9	291	69	ap2005
2006	2,319,038	2,401,453	96.6%	149	5	154	15,058		10	272	70	ap2007
2013	1,843,920	2,149,479	85.8%	175	3	178	10,359	4	10	200	85	ap2014
2016	1,881,423	2,231,818	84.3%	181	6	187	10,061	3	16	211	88	ap2017
2019	1,938,677	2,302,500	84.2%	177	4	181	10,710	62	7	220	121	ap2020
2021	1,797,415	2,296,414	78.3%	173	7	180	9,985	69	10	198	121	ap2022
2023	1,814,167	2,296,414	79.0%	177	6	183	9,913	98	10	139	122	ap2024

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Emigdio Duarte Figueroa (Priest: 29 Jun 1996; Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Jan 2007 to Sep 2010)
• Jon�s Guerrero Corona (Bishop: 18 Mar 2011 to 21 Sep 2023)
• Jes�s Jos� Herrera Qui�onez (Bishop: 21 Sep 2023 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Lino Aguirre Garcia † (Bishop: 22 Jan 1944 to 20 Aug 1969)
• Agust�n Aguirre y Ramos † (Bishop: 23 Jun 1922 to 7 May 1942)
• Jos� Homobono Anaya y Guti�rrez † (Bishop: 28 Nov 1898 to 9 Nov 1902)
• Silviano Carrillo y C�rdenas † (Bishop: 30 Jul 1920 to 10 Sep 1921)
• Jes�s Mar�a Echavarr�a y Aguirre † (Priest: 18 Oct 1886 to 16 Dec 1904)
• Benjam�n Jim�nez Hern�ndez † (Auxiliary Bishop: 13 May 1989; Bishop: 4 Oct 1993 to 18 Mar 2011)
• Jos� Mar�a de Jes�s Portugal y Serratos, O.F.M. Obs. † (Bishop: 1 Oct 1888 to 28 Nov 1898)
• Alfonso Humberto Robles Cota † (Priest: 30 Oct 1955 to 12 Jan 1981)
• Luis Rojas Mena † (Auxiliary Bishop: 6 May 1968; Bishop: 20 Aug 1969 to 4 Oct 1993)
• Francisco Uranga y S�enz † (Bishop: 25 Jun 1903 to 18 Dec 1919)
• Jos� de Jes�s Mar�a Uriarte y P�rez † (Bishop: 9 Aug 1883 to 26 May 1887)
• Jes�s Humberto Vel�zquez Garay † (Priest: 12 Mar 1964; Auxiliary Bishop: 10 Feb 1983 to 28 Apr 1988)

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