Roman Catholic Diocese of San Andrés Tuxtla
Diocese of San Andrés Tuxtla Dioecesis Sancti Andreae de Tuxtla Diócesis de San Andrés Tuxtla | |
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Location | |
Country | Mexico |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Jalapa |
Metropolitan | San Andrés Tuxtla |
Statistics | |
Area | 5,212 sq mi (13,500 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2010) 1,085,000 1,010,000 (93.1%) |
Parishes | 56 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 23 May 1959 (62 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Joseph and St. Andrew |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Vacant |
Map | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Andrés Tuxtla (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Andreae de Tuxtla) (erected 23 May 1959) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Jalapa. In 1962, it lost territory to form the Archdiocese of Jalapa and the Diocese of Veracruz. It also lost territory in 1984 with the formation of the Diocese of Coatzacoalcos.
Bishops[]
Ordinaries[]
- (1959-1965)
- Arturo Antonio Szymanski Ramírez (1965-1968), appointed Bishop of Tampico, Tamaulipas
- (1969-2004)
- (2004-2014), appointed Bishop of Papantla, Puebla
- (2015-2020), appointed Bishop of Querétaro, Querétaro.
- (2021-present)
Coadjutor bishop[]
- Arturo Antonio Szymanski Ramírez (1960-1965)
External links and references[]
- "Diocese of San Andrés Tuxtla". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-06.
Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Mexico
- Los Tuxtlas
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Jalapa
- Christian organizations established in 1959
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 21st century
- Mexican Roman Catholic diocese stubs