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Diocese of San Cristóbal de Las Casas Dioecesis Sancti Christophori de las Casas Diócesis de San Cristóbal de Las Casas |
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Catedral de San Cristóbal
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| Location | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Tuxtla |
| Metropolitan | San Cristóbal de Las Casas |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 8,740 sq mi (22,600 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 1,691,000 1,346,000 (79.6%) |
| Parishes | 52 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 19 March 1539 (478 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Saint Mark's Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Domingo Díaz Martínez |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| ualcor.wix.com/dscl | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Cristóbal de Las Casas (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Christophori de las Casas) (erected 19 March 1539 as the Diocese of Chiapas, renamed 27 October 1964) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Tuxtla. Its see is in San Cristóbal de las Casas in Chiapas. As of 2016[update] the bishop was Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel and the auxiliary bishop Enrique Díaz Díaz.
Erected: 19 March 1539
Name Changed: 27 October 1964