The Diocese of Tuxpan (Latin: Dioecesis Tuxpaniensis) It was erected 9 June 1962. The diocese is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Xalapa.
Diocese of Tuxpan Dioecesis Tuxpaniensis Diócesis de Tuxpan | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Xalapa |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 7,338 sq mi (19,010 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 2,055,000 1,250,000 (60.8%) |
| Parishes | 59 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 9 June 1962 (61 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Roberto Madrigal Gallegos |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Hipólito Reyes Larios |
Bishops edit
Ordinaries edit
- Ignacio Lehonor Arroyo (1963-1982)
- Mario de Gasperín Gasperín (1983-1989), appointed Bishop of Querétaro
- Luis Gabriel Cuara Méndez (1989-2000), appointed Bishop of Veracruz
- Domingo Díaz Martínez (2002-2008), appointed Archbishop of Tulancingo, Hidalgo
- Juan Navarro Castellanos (2009-2021)
- Roberto Madrigal Gallegos (2021-)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop edit
- Francisco Eduardo Cervantes Merino, appointed Bishop of Orizaba, Veracruz in 2015
Episcopal See edit
External links and references edit
- "Diocese of Tuxpan". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-06.
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