Roman Catholic Diocese of Mazatlán
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Mazatlán
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mazatlán is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Durango. It was erected in 1958 and, along with the archdiocese, lost territory in 1968 to form the Territorial Prelature of El Salto.
Ordinaries
*Miguel Garcia Franco (1958 -1981)
*Rafael Barraza Sánchez (1981 -2005) - Bishop Emeritus
*Mario Espinosa Contreras (2005 - )
Episcopal See
*Mazatlán, Sinaloa
External links and references
*cite web|title = Diocese of Mazatlán|work=Catholic-Hierarchy|url =http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dmaza.html|accessdate=2007-02-05
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