Roman Catholic Diocese of Veracruz

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

Diocese of Veracruz

Dioecesis Verae Crucis

Diócesis de Veracruz
Catedral de la Asunción de María
Location
CountryMexico
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Jalapa
MetropolitanVeracruz, Veracruz
Statistics
Area3,476 sq mi (9,000 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2010)
2,105,000
1,894,000 (90%)
Parishes72
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established9 June 1962 (58 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of the Assumption of Mary
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopCarlos Briseño Arch, O.A.R.
Metropolitan ArchbishopHipólito Reyes Larios
Bishops emeritusLuis Felipe Gallardo Martín del Campo, S.D.B.
Website
diocesisdeveracruz.mx

Bishops

Ordinaries

  • José Guadalupe Padilla Lozano (1963–2000)
  • Luis Gabriel Cuara Méndez (2000–2005)
  • Luis Felipe Gallardo Martín del Campo, S.D.B. (2006-2018)
  • Carlos Briseño Arch, O.A.R. (2018- )

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

  • Rutilo Muñoz Zamora, appointed Bishop of Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz in 2002

Episcopal See

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


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.