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Diocese of Ciudad Victoria

Dioecesis Civitatis Victoriensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 21 December 1964
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Monterrey
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Tamaulipas
  • Country: México
  • Square Kilometers: 39,720 (15,341 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Noreste
  • Official Web Site: http://diocesisdevictoria.org
  • Mailing Address: Calle Emiliano P. Nafarrete 114, Zona Centro, 87000 Ciudad Victoria, Tamps., México
  • Telephone: (834)312-49-22; 312-87-16
  • Fax: 312-87-16

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
21 December 1964ErectedDiocese of Matamoros
Diocese of Tampico
Diocese of Ciudad Victoria (erected)
25 January 1972Territory AddedDiocese of Tampico (Soto la Marina) Diocese of Ciudad Victoria

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1965202,000202,000100.0%181811,22253723ap1967
1970270,750285,00095.0%2312357,735144728ap1971
1976285,693300,73095.0%239328,927164520ap1977
1980329,000376,00087.5%2473110,612133023ap1981
1990370,000424,00087.3%23143710,000238528ap1991
1999400,000500,00080.0%3313468,6951711031ap2000
2000405,000510,00079.4%3514498,2651611031ap2001
2001400,000515,00077.7%3215478,5101811232ap2002
2002370,770463,46280.0%3716536,995227933ap2003
2003370,770463,46280.0%369458,239178433ap2004
2004387,241463,76283.5%329419,444207833ap2005
2006387,241463,76283.5%3312458,605188933ap2007
2013412,000493,00083.6%529616,754148935ap2014
2016401,663480,20083.6%489577,046108935ap2017
2019418,440492,82084.9%549636,641108935ap2020
2021430,850507,50084.9%509597,302108935ap2022

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 64, Page 317, and Page 318

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