Chapala’s Parroquia de San Francisco de Asís was chosen as the seat of the regional Episcopal Vicariate for the opening of the 2025 Roman Catholic Jubilee.
The January 3 festivity drew hundreds of local and visiting pilgrims who gathered at the local charro arena to receive the venerated image of the Virgin of Zapopan, marched in procession along Avenida Madero and ended at the parish church atrium for a solemn Eucharistic concelebration.
The Jubilee year began on Christmas Eve 2024, continuing until Epiphany in 2026.