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Diocese of La Paz en la Baja California Sur Dioecesis Paciensis in California Inferiori Meridionali Diócesis de La Paz en la Baja California Sur
Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Paz
Location
Country	Mexico
Territory	State of Baja California Sur.
Ecclesiastical province	Archdiocese of Tijuana
Metropolitan	La Paz, Baja California Sur
Statistics
Area	28,457 sq mi (73,700 km)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 512,170 512.200 (95.7%)
Parishes	42
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	March 21, 1988
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of The Peace
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Miguel Ángel Alba Díaz Bishop of La Paz
Map
Website
diocesislapaz.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of La Paz en la Baja California Sur (Latin: Dioecesis Paciensis in California Inferiori Meridionali) (erected 21 March 1988) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Tijuana. It was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Hermosillo until 25 November 2006.

Ordinaries

Prefecture Apostolic of La Paz en la Baja California Sur

• Juan Giordani, F.S.C.J. (1958 -1972 )
• Gilberto Valbuena Sánchez (1972 -1976 see below)

Vicariate Apostolic of La Paz en la Baja California Sur

• Gilberto Valbuena Sánchez (see above 1976 -1988 see below)

Diocese of La Paz en la Baja California Sur

• Gilberto Valbuena Sánchez (see above 1988 -1989), appointed Bishop of Colima
• Braulio Rafael León Villegas (1990 -1999), appointed Bishop of Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco
• Miguel Ángel Alba Díaz (2001 - )

Episcopal See

• La Paz, Baja California Sur

External links and references

• "Diocese of La Paz en la Baja California Sur". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-08.
• Diócesis de La Paz Official Page.
• Mexico Conference of Catholic Bishops. La Paz Page

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