Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tulancingo
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tulancingo (Latin: Archidioecesis Tulancingensis) is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Mexico. The Archdiocese comprises the province of Hidalgo, and the archiepiscopal see is located in the Mexican city of Tulancingo
Archdiocese of Tulancingo Archidioecesis Tulancingensis Arquidiócesis de Tulancingo | |
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 Cathedral of St. John the Baptist | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Tulancingo |
| Metropolitan | Tulancingo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 4,131 sq mi (10,700 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2010) 1,607,000 1,480,845 (92.1%) |
| Parishes | 84 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 26 January 1863 (157 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. John the Baptist |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Domingo Díaz Martínez |
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As a Metropolitan Archdiocese, it is responsible for the suffragan dioceses of Huejutla and Tula. It was elevated as Archdiocese on November 25, 2005.
The current archbishop is Domingo Díaz Martínez, who was appointed in 2008.
Bishops
Ordinaries
- Juan Bautista de Ormeachea y Ernáez (1863–1884)
- Agustín de Jesús Torres y Hernandez, C.M. (1885–1889)
- José María Armas y Rosales (1891–1898)
- Maximiano Reynoso y del Corral (1898–1902)
- José Mora y del Rio (1901–1907)
- José Juan de Jésus Herrera y Piña (1907–1921)
- Vicente Castellanos y Núñez (1921–1932)
- Luis María Altamirano y Bulnes (1933–1937)
- Miguel Darío Miranda y Gómez (1937–1955)
- Adalberto Almeida y Merino (1956–1962)
- José Esaul Robles Jiménez (1962–1974)
- Pedro Aranda-Díaz Muñoz (1975–2008)
- Domingo Díaz Martínez (since 2008)
Auxiliary bishop
- Luis Benitez y Cabañas, S.J. (1926–1933)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- José Fernández Arteaga, appointed Bishop of Apatzingán, Michoacán in 1974
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