The Roman Catholic Diocese of La Paz en la Baja California Sur () (erected 21 March 1988) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Tijuana. It was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Hermosillo until 25 November 2006.
Between 1874 and 1939 La Paz was the seat of the apostolic vicariate of Baja California (later it became the current Diocese of Tijuana).
La Paz was the seat of the apostolic prefecture of La Paz, erected in 1957, promoted to apostolic vicariate in 1976 and to diocese in 1988.
Ordinaries
Apostolic Vicariate of Baja California in La Paz Ramón María de San José Moreno y Castañeda, O. Carm. (1873–1879). appointed Bishop of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas) Buenaventura del Purísimo Corazón de María Portillo y Tejeda, O.F.M. (1880–1882), appointed Bishop of Chilapa, Guerrero (vacant 1882-1921) Silvino Ramírez y Cuera (1921–1922) (vacant 1922-1939) (see relocated to Ensenada, later to Tijuana, see Diocese of Tijuana)
Prefecture Apostolic of La Paz en la Baja California Sur Juan Giordani, F.S.C.J. (1958 -1972 ) Gilberto Valbuena Sánchez (1972 -1976 see below)
Vicariate Apostolic of La Paz en la Baja California Sur Gilberto Valbuena Sánchez (see above 1976 -1988 see below)
Diocese of La Paz en la Baja California Sur Gilberto Valbuena Sánchez (see above 1988 -1989), appointed Bishop of Colima Braulio Rafael León Villegas (1990 -1999), appointed Bishop of Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco Miguel Ángel Alba Díaz (2001 - 2026) Miguel Ángel Espinoza Garza (since 2026)
Episcopal See La Paz, Baja California Sur
External links and references
Diócesis de La Paz Official Page. Mexico Conference of Catholic Bishops. La Paz Page