Roman Catholic Diocese of Tehuacán
Diocese of Tehuacán Dioecesis Tehuacaniensis Diócesis de Tehuacán | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Ecclesiastical province | Puebla de los Ángeles |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,431 sq mi (6,300 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2010) 1,017,000 962,000 (94.6%) |
| Parishes | 57 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 13 January 1962 (60 years ago) |
| Cathedral | |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | |
The Diocese of Tehuacán (Latin: Dioecesis Tehuacaniensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Mexico. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Puebla de los Angeles. The Diocese of Tehuacán was erected on 13 January 1962. Its cathedra is found within the in the episcopal see of Tehuacán, Puebla.
Bishops[]
Ordinaries[]
- (1962 -1985)
- Norberto Rivera Carrera (1985 -1995), appointed Archbishop of México, Federal District; elevated to Cardinal in 1998
- (1996 -2005), appointed Bishop of Mazatlán, Sinaloa
- (2006 -2017), appointed Bishop of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas
- (2018 - )
Auxiliary bishop[]
- (1978-1980), appointed Bishop of Papantla, Puebla
External links and references[]
- "Diocese of Tehuacán". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-08.
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- Roman Catholic dioceses in Mexico
- Puebla
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Puebla de los Angeles
- Christian organizations established in 1962
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
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