Roman Catholic Diocese of Texcoco

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Diocese of Texcoco

Dioecesis Texcocensis

Diócesis de Texcoco
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Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción
Location
CountryMexico
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Tlalnepantla
MetropolitanTlalnepantla
Statistics
Area439 sq mi (1,140 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2010)
1,605,000
1,442,534 (89.9%)
Parishes60
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established30 April 1960 (61 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Bishop
Map
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Texcoco (Latin: Dioecesis Texcocensis) (erected 30 April 1960) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Tlalnepantla.

Bishops[]

Ordinaries[]

  • (1960–1977)
  • (1978–1997)
  • Carlos Aguiar Retes (1997–2009), appointed Archbishop of Tlalnepantla; elevated to Cardinal in 2016
  • (2009–Present)

Auxiliary bishops[]

  • (1972-1978), appointed Bishop here
  • (2001-2005), appointed Bishop of Ciudad Obregón, Sonora (later returned to this diocese as Bishop)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops[]

  • , appointed Bishop of Valle de Chalco, México in 2003
  • , appointed Bishop of Valle de Chalco, México in 2012
  • , appointed Bishop of Teotihuacán, México in 2008
  • , appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Tlalnepantla, México in 2015

Territorial losses[]

Year Along with To form
1964 Archdiocese of México Diocese of Tlalnepantla
1979 Diocese of Tlalnepantla Diocese of Cuautitlán
1979 Diocese of Netzahualcóyotl
1995 Archdiocese of Tlalnepantla Diocese of Ecatepec

External links and references[]

  • "Diocese of Texcoco". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 10 February 2007.



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