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Diocese of San Cristóbal de Las Casas ( la, Dioecesis Sancti Christophori de las Casas) (erected 19 March 1539 as the Diocese of Chiapas, renamed 27 October 1964) is a suffragan

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of the Archdiocese of Tuxtla. Its see is in

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was appointed new bishop on the resignation of Bishop Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel.

Bishops

Ordinaries

;''Diocese of Chiapas'' ''Erected: 19 March 1539'' ;''Diocese of San Cristóbal de Las Casas'' ''Name Changed: 27 October 1964'' *Samuel Ruiz García (27 Oct 1964 - 13 Mar 2000, retired) * Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel (31 Mar 2000 - 3 November 2017, resigned) *

(3 November 2017 – present)

Coadjutor bishop

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, O.P. (1995-1999); did not succeed to see; appointed Bishop of Saltillo, Coahuila * Enrique Díaz Díaz (2014-2017); did not succeed the see; appointed Bishop of Irapuato

Auxiliary bishop

* Enrique Díaz Díaz (2003-2014), appointed Coadjutor here * Luis Manuel López Alfaro (2020-)

References

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Roman Catholic Diocese of San Cristobal de Las Casas San Cristobal de Las Casas 1539 establishments in New Spain San Cristobal de Las Casas San Cristobal de Las Casas San Cristobal de Las Casas, Roman Catholic Diocese of San Cristóbal de las Casas