Cerocahui

Town in the Mexican state of Chihuahua

Town in Chihuahua, Mexico

27°17′52″N 108°03′19″W / 27.29778°N 108.05528°W / 27.29778; -108.05528Country

MexicoState

ChihuahuaMunicipalityUrique MunicipalityPopulation

• Total1,167

Cerocahui is a town in the Urique Municipality of Chihuahua, Mexico.

History

Cerocahui was founded by a Jesuit missionary in 1680.^[1]

It is well known for its local Jesuit church.^[1] In June 2022 gunmen invaded the church after a local man tried to seek refuge inside the building. The assailants murdered a civilian man as well as two Jesuit priests.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Railway station

Cerocahui is also the site of a Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pacífico station.^[5]^[6]

Current services
Preceding station	Ferromex		Following station
Témoris toward Los Mochis		Chepe Regional	Cuiteco toward Chihuahua
El Fuerte toward Los Mochis		Chepe Express	Divisadero toward Creel-Sierra Tarahumara
Former services
Preceding station	Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México		Following station
Parajes toward Topolobampo		El Chepe	Cuiteco toward Ojinaga

References

^ ^a ^b "Chepe, el tren que atraviesa un México aún por descubrir". viajes.nationalgeographic.com.es (in Spanish). 2022-06-19. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
^ "Asesinan a dos jesuitas y un civil en Cerocahui, Chihuahua". El Financiero (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-06-21.
^ "Jesuits: 2 priests killed in northern Mexico". AP NEWS. 2022-06-21. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
^ "¿Quiénes eran los sacerdotes jesuitas asesinados en iglesia de Urique, Chihuahua?". MSN (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2022-06-21.
^ "Chepe Express - Sitio Web Oficial". Chepe Express. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
^ "Horarios y Tarifas Chepe Regional". Chepe Express - Sitio Web Oficial.