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Diocese of Orizaba

Dioecesis Orizabensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 15 April 2000
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Jalapa (Xalapa)
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Veracruz
  • Country: México
  • Square Kilometers: 2,012 (777 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Golfo
  • Mailing Address: Sur 9 N. 142 entre Oriente 2 y 4, 94300 Orizaba, Ver., Mexico
  • Telephone: (272)724-48-75
  • Fax: 724-17-33

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
15 April 2000ErectedArchdiocese of Jalapa (Xalapa) (Alcultzingo, Aquila, Astancinga, Atlahuilco, Ciudad Mendoza, Huiloapan de C, Ixhuatlancillo, Ixtaczoquitlán, La Perla, Magdalena, Maltrata, Mariano Escobedo, Mixtla de A ., Nogales, Orizaba, Rafael Delgado, Río Blanco, San Andrés Tenejapa, Santa Ana ...) Diocese of Orizaba (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
2000490,000555,30288.2%497568,750718535ap2001
2001490,000555,30288.2%497568,750718535ap2002
2002490,000555,30288.2%497568,750718535ap2003
2003498,648551,01090.5%5713707,1232016840ap2004
2012584,000657,00088.9%7613896,5611812343ap2013
2013589,000663,00088.8%7712896,6171612043ap2014
2016693,770761,19391.1%7911907,7081411744ap2017
2019644,401722,34589.2%6920897,2402812844ap2020
2021666,600745,22089.5%7118897,4892012844ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 92, Page 571, to Page 573

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