Roman Catholic Diocese of Tlapa

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tlapa (Latin: Dioecesis Tlapensis) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Acapulco.

Diocese of Tlapa

Dioecesis Tlapensis

Diócesis de Tlapa
Location
CountryMexico
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Acapulco
MetropolitanTlapa de Comonfort, Guerrero
Statistics
Area6,180 sq mi (16,000 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2010)
502,000
436,000 (86.9%)
Parishes27
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established4 January 1992 (29 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of St. Agustine
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopDagoberto Sosa Arriaga
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Ordinaries

  • Alejo Zavala Castro (1992 - 2005), appointed Bishop of Chilpancingo-Chilapa, Guerrero
  • Oscar Roberto Domínguez Couttolenc, M.G. (2007 - 2012), appointed Bishop of Ecatepec, México
  • Dagoberto Sosa Arriaga (2012–present)

Episcopal see

  • "Diocese of Tlapa". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-02.


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