Roman Catholic Diocese of Tehuacán

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tehuacán (Latin: Dioecesis Tehuacaniensis) (erected 13 January 1962) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Puebla de los Angeles.

Diocese of Tehuacán

Dioecesis Tehuacaniensis

Diócesis de Tehuacán
Location
CountryMexico
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Puebla de los Angeles
MetropolitanTehuacán
Statistics
Area2,431 sq mi (6,300 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2010)
1,017,000
962,000 (94.6%)
Parishes57
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established13 January 1962 (59 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Conception of Mary
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopGonzalo Alonso Calzada Guerrero
Metropolitan ArchbishopVictor Sánchez Espinosa

Bishops

Ordinaries

  • Rafael Ayala y Ayala (1962 -1985)
  • Norberto Rivera Carrera (1985 -1995), appointed Archbishop of México, Federal District; elevated to Cardinal in 1998
  • Mario Espinosa Contreras (1996 -2005), appointed Bishop of Mazatlán, Sinaloa
  • Rodrigo Aguilar Martínez (2006 -2017), appointed Bishop of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas
  • Gonzalo Alonso Calzada Guerrero (2018 - )

Auxiliary bishop

  • Lorenzo Cárdenas Aregullín (1978-1980), appointed Bishop of Papantla, Puebla

Episcopal See

  • "Diocese of Tehuacán". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-08.


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