Roman Catholic Diocese of Tuxpan

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

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 (58 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopDomingo Díaz Martínez
Metropolitan ArchbishopHipólito Reyes Larios

Bishops

Ordinaries

  • Ignacio Lehonor Arroyo (1963-1982)
  • Mario de Gasperín Gasperín (1983-1989), appointed Bishop of Querétaro
  • Luis Gabriel Cuara Méndez (1989-2000), appointed Bishop of Veracruz
  • Domingo Díaz Martínez (2002-2008), appointed Archbishop of Tulancingo, Hidalgo
  • Juan Navarro Castellanos (2009-)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

  • Francisco Eduardo Cervantes Merino, appointed Bishop of Orizaba, Veracruz in 2015

Episcopal See

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


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