Roman Catholic Diocese of Tuxpan

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Diocese of Tuxpan

Dioecesis Tuxpaniensis

Diócesis de Tuxpan
Location
CountryMexico
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Jalapa
MetropolitanTuxpan, Veracruz
Statistics
Area7,338 sq mi (19,010 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2010)
2,055,000
1,250,000 (60.8%)
Parishes59
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established9 June 1962 (59 years ago)
Cathedral
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Bishop
Metropolitan ArchbishopHipólito Reyes Larios

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tuxpan (Latin: Dioecesis Tuxpaniensis) (erected 9 June 1962) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Jalapa.

Bishops[]

Ordinaries[]

  • (1963-1982)
  • (1983-1989), appointed Bishop of Querétaro
  • (1989-2000), appointed Bishop of Veracruz
  • (2002-2008), appointed Archbishop of Tulancingo, Hidalgo
  • (2009-2021)
  • (2021-)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop[]

  • , appointed Bishop of Orizaba, Veracruz in 2015

Episcopal See[]

  • Tuxpan, Veracruz

External links and references[]

  • "Diocese of Tuxpan". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-06.


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