Archdiocese of Tlalnepantla

Historical Details

• Diocese of Tlalnepantla
  • Latin Name: Tlalnepantlana
  • Erected: 13 January 1964
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of México
  • State: México
  • Country: México

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Felipe de Jesús Cueto González, O.F.M. † (13 Jan 1964 Appointed - 28 May 1979 Retired)
• Adolfo Antonio Suárez Rivera † (8 May 1980 Appointed - 8 Nov 1983 Appointed, Archbishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León)
• Manuel Pérez-Gil y González † (30 Mar 1984 Appointed - 14 Feb 1996 Died)
• Ricardo Guízar Díaz † (14 Aug 1996 Appointed - 5 Feb 2009 Retired)
• Carlos Aguiar Retes (5 Feb 2009 Appointed - 7 Dec 2017 Appointed, Archbishop of México, Federal District)
• José Antonio Fernández Hurtado (25 Jan 2019 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Tlalnepantla
1966	670,520	681,400	98.4%	84	64	148	4,530		154	229	38	ap1967
1970	1,080,000	1,100,000	98.2%	172	54	226	4,778		159	355	128	ap1971
1976	2,685,000	2,750,000	97.6%	280	94	374	7,179	7	186	480	208	ap1977
1980	3,140,000	3,250,000	96.6%	192	101	293	10,716	12	227	550	220	ap1981
Archdiocese of Tlalnepantla
1990	3,433,000	3,769,000	91.1%	198	59	257	13,357	4	123	227	153	ap1991
1999	3,082,003	3,312,163	93.1%	215	68	283	10,890	7	134	267	124	ap2000
2000	3,119,079	3,341,265	93.4%	220	73	293	10,645	8	139	291	134	ap2001
2001	3,119,204	4,753,807	65.6%	230	73	303	10,294	8	141	314	140	ap2002
2002	3,207,022	3,480,000	92.2%	255	78	333	9,630	8	138	355	193	ap2003
2003	3,494,077	3,982,000	87.7%	258	95	353	9,898	9	172	372	192	ap2004
2004	2,864,699	3,264,734	87.7%	263	110	373	7,680	11	162	420	192	ap2005
2010	3,184,000	3,980,000	80.0%	266	76	342	9,309	11	136	296	200	ap2011
2014	1,984,400	2,322,091	85.5%	261	43	304	6,527	11	137	255	203	ap2015
2017	2,057,157	2,390,950	86.0%	262	97	359	5,730	10	137	309	203	ap2018

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Carlos Aguiar Retes (Archbishop: 5 Feb 2009 to 7 Dec 2017)
• Jorge Cuapio Bautista (Auxiliary Bishop: 4 Mar 2015)
• José Antonio Fernández Hurtado (Archbishop: 25 Jan 2019 - )
• Efraín Mendoza Cruz (Deacon: 12 Oct 1987; Priest: 18 Oct 1988; Auxiliary Bishop: 4 Jun 2011)
• Francisco Ramírez Navarro (Priest: 15 Aug 1969; Auxiliary Bishop: 27 Dec 2000 to 4 Mar 2015)
• Carlos Enrique Samaniego López (Priest: 4 Jan 2001 to 16 Feb 2019)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Felipe de Jesús Cueto González, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 13 Jan 1964 to 28 May 1979)
• Ricardo Guízar Díaz † (Archbishop: 14 Aug 1996 to 5 Feb 2009)
• Manuel Pérez-Gil y González † (Bishop: 30 Mar 1984; Archbishop: 17 Jun 1989 to 14 Feb 1996)
• Adolfo Antonio Suárez Rivera † (Bishop: 8 May 1980 to 8 Nov 1983)