Diocese of Ecatepec

Diocese of Ecatepec

Dioecesis Ecatepecensis

Diócesis de Ecatepec
Catedral dal Sagrado Corazón de Jesús
Location
Country Mexico
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Tlalnepantla
MetropolitanEcatepec de Morelos
Statistics
Area78 sq mi (200 km2)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2006)
  • 4,300,000
  • 3,400,000 (79.1%)
Parishes89
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established5 February 1979 (46 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopVacant

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ecatepec (Latin: Dioecesis Ecatepecensis) (erected 28 June 1995) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Tlalnepantla in Mexico. The see city is Ecatepec de Morelos in the state of Mexico.[1]

Ordinaries

The ordinaries of the diocese have been as follows.[2]

  • Onésimo Cepeda Silva (1995 - 2012)
  • Oscar Roberto Domínguez Couttolenc, M.G. (2012 – 2024), promoted to Archbishop of Tulacingo
  • See vacant as of November 2025.

References

  1. ^ "Diocese of Ecatepec Mexico". GCatholic. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  2. ^ Chow, Gabriel (23 November 2025). "Diocese of Ecatepec Mexico: Present Prelates: Ordinaries". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 27 November 2025.

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