AGUAS CALIENTES, DIOCESE OF. - In the republic of Mexico (state of Aguas Calientes), suffragan of Guadalajara. The city, whose name derives from the nearby thermomineral springs, was founded by Montoro in 1575.
Erected by Leo XIII on 27 Aug. 1899, with the decree Apostolicae Sedis, it comprises the state of Aguas Calientes and part of the states of Jalisco and Zacatecas, with a Catholic population of about 260,000 souls.
The diocese is divided into 21 parishes (four of which are located in the episcopal city), with 93 priests of the secular clergy. The Franciscans, Augustinians, Carmelites and Dominicans also work there. There are 135 churches and chapels. Worthy of special mention are the churches of the Señor del Encino and of St. Mark, the first of which possesses a valuable via crucis by the local painter Andrés Lopez (late 18th century); the second, a beautiful canvas of the adoration of the Magi, by José de Alcibar.
BibliographyAnon., s. v. in Enciclopedia Universal. Ilustrada Europeo-Americana, III, p. 560.
BIBL.: Anon., s. v. in Enciclopedia Universal. Ilustrada Europeo-Americana, III, p. 560.
Gomez, Pietro. “Aguas Calientes, diocesi di.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I, col. 583. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1948. https://azioneromana.com/article/aguas-calientes-diocesi-di.
MLA
Gomez, Pietro. “Aguas Calientes, diocesi di.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1948, col. 583. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/aguas-calientes-diocesi-di.
BibTeX
@incollection{ec1_aguas_calientes_diocesi_di,
author = {Gomez, Pietro},
title = {Aguas Calientes, diocesi di},
booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
volume = {I},
pages = {583},
note = {Cited by column},
publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
address = {Città del Vaticano},
year = {1948},
url = {https://azioneromana.com/article/aguas-calientes-diocesi-di}
}
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