Diocese of Michoacán

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The Diocese of Michoacán was a major Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in colonial New Spain that oversaw the city of Valladolid (now Morelia) and surrounding regions in western Mexico.

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Label Occurrences
Diocese of Michoacán canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic diocese
former ecclesiastical territory
administrativeCenter Morelia
Valladolid, Michoacán
category Former Roman Catholic dioceses in Mexico
Roman Catholic dioceses established in the 16th century
churchBody Catholic Church
continent North America
country New Spain
denomination Latin Church
episcopalSee Morelia
Valladolid, Michoacán
establishedInCentury 16th century
governedBy bishop
historicalNameOf Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Morelia
historicalPeriod colonial era of New Spain
historicalTerritoryOf Roman Catholic Church in New Spain
jurisdictionOver Valladolid, Michoacán
surrounding regions in western Mexico
languageOfAdministration Spanish
languageOfLiturgy Latin
locatedIn Michoacán
Morelia, Michoacán
linked to: Morelia

Valladolid, Michoacán
Viceroyalty of New Spain
western Mexico
locatedInPresentDay Mexico
oversaw city of Valladolid (now Morelia)
surrounding regions in western Mexico
partOf Catholic Church in Mexico
Ecclesiastical Province of Mexico (historical)
primaryCity Morelia
Valladolid, Michoacán
regionServed Michoacán
parts of western New Spain
religion Roman Catholicism
rite Roman Rite
seeAlso Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Morelia
status suppressed diocese
successor Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Morelia
suiIurisChurch Latin Church
typeOfJurisdiction diocese

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