Diocese of San Cristóbal de Las Casas

The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Cristóbal 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. In November 2017 Rodrigo Aguilar Martínez was appointed new bishop on the resignation of Bishop Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel.

Bishops

Ordinaries

Erected: 19 March 1539

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)
• Rodrigo Aguilar Martínez (3 November 2017 – present)

Coadjutor bishop

• José Raúl Vera López, 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-)

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