Diocese of

Cuauhtémoc–Madera

Mexico

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Cuauhtémoc–Madera / Cuauhtemocen(sis)–Materien(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Chihuahua

Neighbouring Dioceses: Ciudad Obregón (←), Nuevo Casas Grandes (↑), Chihuahua (→), Tarahumara (↓)

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Websites:

Celebrations

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1966.04.25: Established as Territorial Prelature of Madera / Materien(sis) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Chihuahua, Diocese of Ciudad Juárez and Diocese of Ciudad Obregón and became suffragan of Chihuahua)
1982.10.07: Lost territory to Diocese of Ciudad Obregón
1995.11.17: Promoted as Diocese of Cuauhtémoc–Madera / Cuauhtemocen(sis)–Materien(sis) (Latin) (gained territory from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Chihuahua)

Contact Info

Address: Hidalgo y 6ª Col. Centro, 31500 - Cuauhtémoc, Chih., Mexico

Phone: (625) 5-81-57-22

Present Prelates

Bishop (2022.12.07 – ...):

Bishop Jesús Omar Alemán Chávez (55)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Cuauhtémoc–Madera (Roman Rite)

Bishop Jesús Omar Alemán Chávez (55)
(2022.12.07 – ...)

Bishop of Cuauhtémoc–Madera (Mexico)

En tu nombre echaré las redes

Born:	1970.07.01 (Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1997.10.07
Consecrated Bishop:	2023.03.04

Priest of Tarahumara (Mexico) (1997.10.07 – 2022.12.07)

Bishop of Cuauhtémoc–Madera (Mexico) (2022.12.07 – ...)

Bishop Juan Guillermo López Soto
(1995.11.17 – 2021.09.08)

Born:	1947.02.10 (Santa Bárbara, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1972.08.18
Consecrated Bishop:	1995.12.15
Died:	2021.09.08 (Chihuahua, Mexico † 74)

Bishop of Cuauhtémoc–Madera (Mexico) (1995.11.17 – 2021.09.08)

Prelates of Madera (Roman Rite)

Bishop Renato Ascencio León
(1988.07.19 – 1994.10.07)

In nomine Domini

Born:	1939.05.11 (León, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1965.06.12
Consecrated Bishop:	1988.08.30
Died:	2022.06.27 (León, Mexico † 83)

Bishop-Prelate of Madera (Mexico) (1988.07.19 – 1994.10.07)

Bishop of Ciudad Juárez (Mexico) (1994.10.07 – 2014.12.20)

Bishop Justo Goizueta Gridilla, O.A.R.
(1970.01.14 – 1988.02.02)

Born:	1912.11.27 (San Martín de Unx, Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1935.07.28
Consecrated Bishop:	1970.02.08
Died:	1991.06.20 († 78)

Apostolic Administrator of Madera (Mexico) (1967 – 1970.01.14)

Titular Bishop of Egara (1970.01.14 – 1978.02.15)

Bishop-Prelate of Madera (Mexico) (1970.01.14 – 1988.02.02)

Fr. Justo Goizueta Gridilla, O.A.R. (later Bishop)
(Apostolic Administrator 1967 – 1970.01.14)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Catedral de San Antonio de Padua, Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua
Co-Cathedral: Concatedral de San Pedro, Madera, Chihuahua

Churches by City (29)

Ciudad Obregón (←), Nuevo Casas Grandes (↑), Chihuahua (→), Tarahumara (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 37,405 km²

Population: 381,800 Catholics (86.8% of 439,800 total)

Pastoral Centres: 29 parishes

Personnel: 44 priests (38 diocesan, 6 religious), 1 deacon, 52 religious (7 brothers, 45 sisters), 7 seminarians

Pastoral Centres

Last updated on 2026.03.30

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