Roman Catholic Diocese of Papantla
Diocese of Papantla Dioecesis Papantlensis Diócesis de Papantla | |
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Location | |
Country | Mexico |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Jalapa |
Metropolitan | Teziutlán, Puebla (In 1901, the see was changed to Teziutlán, in Eastern Puebla, near to the border with Veracruz) |
Statistics | |
Area | 4,635 sq mi (12,000 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2004) 1,799,648 1,380,738 (76.6%) |
Parishes | 50 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 24 November 1922 (99 years ago) |
Cathedral | |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Vacant |
Bishops emeritus | |
Map | |
Website | |
www.diocesisdepapantla.org.mx |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Papantla (Latin: Dioecesis Papantlensis) (erected 24 November 1922 and based in the Mexican city of Papantla, Veracruz) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Jalapa. Along with the Dioceses of Huejutla, Tulancingo and Tampico, it lost territory in 1962 to form the Diocese of Tuxpan.
Bishops[]
Ordinaries[]
- (1922–1950)
- (1950–1958), appointed Bishop of San Luis Potosí
- (1959–1970)
- Sergio Obeso Rivera (1971–1974), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Jalapa (Xalapa), Veracruz; future Cardinal
- (1974–1980)
- (1980–2012)
- Jorge Carlos Patron Wong (2012–2013); formerly served as Coadjutor Bishop to Bishop Aregullín; named Secretary of the Congregation for the Clergy on September 21, 2013[1] and became an archbishop
- (2014-
Coadjutor bishop[]
- Jorge Carlos Patrón Wong (2009-2012)
External links and references[]
- "Diocese of Papantla". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-06.
Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Mexico
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Jalapa
- Christian organizations established in 1922
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- Mexican Roman Catholic diocese stubs