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Diocese of Cuautitlán

diocese of the Catholic Church in Mexico

Architectural plans, a scale model, maps and brass measuring instruments
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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMay 31, 2026
Entity authorityQ868221 ↗
Source-derived summary

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cuautitlán (Latin: Dioecesis Cuautitlanensis) is based in the city of Cuautitlán, State of Mexico, Mexico. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Tlalnepantla.

History

Pope John Paul II established the diocese on 5 February 1979. On 9 June 2014, Pope Francis erected the new Diocese of Izcalli with territory taken from the diocese.

Ordinaries

Manuel Samaniego Barriga (1979 - 2005)

Guillermo Ortiz Mondragón (2005 - 2021); died in office on September 14, 2021

Efraín Mendoza Cruz (2022 - present)

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References

External links

Official website

"Diocese of Cuautitlán". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-08.

Editorial summary

This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Diocese of Cuautitlán” as diocese of the Catholic Church in Mexico. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA valuable geographic starting point for tracing changing names, boundaries, uses and administrative responsibility. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1979, 2014, 2005, 2021—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1979. The account is most persuasive where Diocese, Cuautitlán and diocese can be independently traced.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as diocese of the Catholic Church in Mexico. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

Evidence profile

The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 31, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q868221. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1979, 2014, 2005 and 2021.

Critical limits

Architectural summaries often privilege surviving fabric and can understate demolished phases, contested use or displaced communities. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.

Best used for
  • Historic place names
  • Jurisdictional context
  • Routes into maps and plans
Verify next

Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.

Three-step research path

  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “Diocese of Cuautitlán”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow Diocese of Cuautitlán primary sources, Diocese of Cuautitlán archive and Diocese research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

  1. Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Diocese of Cuautitlán”?
  2. Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
  3. What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
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Source & attribution

This entry incorporates text from “Diocese of Cuautitlán” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.