Tuxtla Gutiérrez (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

José Francisco González González, Archbishop
José Luis Mendoza Corzo, Auxiliary Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
Elevated: 25 November 2006
Metropolitan See
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
State: Chiapas
Country: México
Square Kilometers: 22,629 (8,740 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Pacífico-Sur
Official Web Site: https://arquidiocesisdetuxtla.org
Mailing Address: Uruguay 500/A, Colonia El Retiro, 29040 Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chis., México
Telephone: (961)604-06-44
Fax: 604-06-45

Historical Details

Diocese of Tuxtla Gutiérrez
- Latin Name: Tuxtlensis
- Erected: 27 October 1964
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca
- State: Chiapas
- Country: México

Past and Present Ordinaries

José Trinidad Sepúlveda Ruiz-Velasco † (20 May 1965 Appointed - 12 Feb 1988 Appointed, Bishop of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco)
Felipe Aguirre Franco (28 Apr 1988 Appointed - 30 Jun 2000 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Acapulco, Guerrero)
José Luis Chávez Botello (16 Jul 2001 Appointed - 8 Nov 2003 Appointed, Archbishop of Antequera, Oaxaca)
Rogelio Cabrera López (11 Sep 2004 Appointed - 3 Oct 2012 Appointed, Archbishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León)
Fabio Martínez Castilla † (19 Feb 2013 Appointed - 25 Nov 2023 Died)
José Francisco González González (26 Feb 2025 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Tuxtla Gutiérrez
27 October 1964	Erected	Diocese of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas) (Cintalapa, Jiquipilas, Ocozocoautla, Tecpatán, Francisco León, Chapultenango, Ishuatán, Tapilula, Rayón, Pantepec, Pueblo Nuevo Solistahuacán, Ocotepec, Tapalapa, Coapilla, Copainalá, Jitötol, Bochil, Chicoasén, Berriozabál, San Fernando , Osumacinta, ...) Diocese of Tabasco (Reforma, Sunuapan, Pichuacalco, Juárez, Ixtapangajoya, and Parts of Ostuacan, Solosuchiapa, and Ixtacomitán) Diocese of Tapachula (Villa Flores, Villa Corzo, Angel Albino Corzo (Jaltenango) and La Concordia)	Diocese of Tuxtla Gutiérrez (erected)
Archdiocese of Tuxtla Gutiérrez
25 November 2006	Elevated	Diocese of Tuxtla Gutiérrez	Archdiocese of Tuxtla Gutiérrez

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 Tuxtla Gutiérrez

1966 347,165 352,664 98.4% 8 13 21 16,531 14 56 15 ap1967

1970 360,000 400,000 90.0% 15 14 29 12,413 14 86 16 ap1971

1976 495,000 530,000 93.4% 21 19 40 12,375 26 129 21 ap1977

1980 622,000 693,000 89.8% 31 15 46 13,521 23 140 26 ap1981

1990 940,000 1,130,000 83.2% 38 15 53 17,735 21 195 31 ap1991

1999 995,000 1,395,000 71.3% 67 13 80 12,437 19 263 38 ap2000

2000 1,010,000 1,417,000 71.3% 70 12 82 12,317 20 254 39 ap2001

2001 1,010,000 1,417,000 71.3% 81 12 93 10,860 22 259 39 ap2002

2002 1,026,000 1,439,000 71.3% 101 12 113 9,079 25 274 39 ap2003

2003 924,000 1,197,500 77.2% 97 13 110 8,400 16 239 39 ap2004

2004 924,000 1,197,500 77.2% 127 13 140 6,600 20 254 55 ap2005

Archdiocese of Tuxtla Gutiérrez

2010 989,000 1,270,000 77.9% 128 20 148 6,682 25 247 65 ap2011

2014 1,139,513 1,675,755 68.0% 128 24 152 7,496 80 318 69 ap2015

2017 1,177,000 1,729,000 68.1% 137 21 158 7,449 85 259 71 ap2018

2020 1,212,590 1,780,830 68.1% 143 21 164 7,393 40 263 76 ap2021

2022 1,251,979 1,948,118 64.3% 150 21 171 7,321 12 57 271 74 ap2023

2023 1,327,825 2,026,043 65.5% 151 21 172 7,719 11 57 280 72 ap2024

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 Tuxtla Gutiérrez
1966	347,165	352,664	98.4%	8	13	21	16,531		14	56	15	ap1967
1970	360,000	400,000	90.0%	15	14	29	12,413		14	86	16	ap1971
1976	495,000	530,000	93.4%	21	19	40	12,375		26	129	21	ap1977
1980	622,000	693,000	89.8%	31	15	46	13,521		23	140	26	ap1981
1990	940,000	1,130,000	83.2%	38	15	53	17,735		21	195	31	ap1991
1999	995,000	1,395,000	71.3%	67	13	80	12,437		19	263	38	ap2000
2000	1,010,000	1,417,000	71.3%	70	12	82	12,317		20	254	39	ap2001
2001	1,010,000	1,417,000	71.3%	81	12	93	10,860		22	259	39	ap2002
2002	1,026,000	1,439,000	71.3%	101	12	113	9,079		25	274	39	ap2003
2003	924,000	1,197,500	77.2%	97	13	110	8,400		16	239	39	ap2004
2004	924,000	1,197,500	77.2%	127	13	140	6,600		20	254	55	ap2005
Archdiocese of Tuxtla Gutiérrez
2010	989,000	1,270,000	77.9%	128	20	148	6,682		25	247	65	ap2011
2014	1,139,513	1,675,755	68.0%	128	24	152	7,496		80	318	69	ap2015
2017	1,177,000	1,729,000	68.1%	137	21	158	7,449		85	259	71	ap2018
2020	1,212,590	1,780,830	68.1%	143	21	164	7,393		40	263	76	ap2021
2022	1,251,979	1,948,118	64.3%	150	21	171	7,321	12	57	271	74	ap2023
2023	1,327,825	2,026,043	65.5%	151	21	172	7,719	11	57	280	72	ap2024

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Rodrigo Aguilar Martínez (Apostolic Administrator: 27 Nov 2023 to 25 Apr 2025)
Felipe Aguirre Franco (Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Mar 1974; Bishop: 28 Apr 1988 to 30 Jun 2000)
Rogelio Cabrera López (Bishop: 11 Sep 2004; Archbishop: 25 Nov 2006 to 3 Oct 2012)
Óscar Armando Campos Contreras (Priest: 27 Dec 1978 to 23 May 2006)
José Luis Chávez Botello (Bishop: 16 Jul 2001 to 8 Nov 2003)
José Francisco González González (Archbishop: 26 Feb 2025 - )
José Alberto González Juárez (Deacon: 12 Feb 1995; Priest: 8 Dec 1995 to 6 Jun 2015)
José Luis Mendoza Corzo (Priest: 7 Feb 1988; Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Mar 2007)
Guadalupe Antonio Ruíz Urquín (Priest: 19 Mar 1997 to 27 Jun 2020)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Thomas Roch Agniswami, S.J. †
Fabio Martínez Castilla † (Archbishop: 19 Feb 2013 to 25 Nov 2023)
José Trinidad Sepúlveda Ruiz-Velasco † (Bishop: 20 May 1965 to 12 Feb 1988)

Source(s)

Diocese of Tuxtla Gutiérrez
- Acta Apostolicæ Sedis, Volume 57, Page 565, to Page 567
Archdiocese of Tuxtla Gutiérrez
- Acta Apostolicæ Sedis, Volume 99, Page 57, to Page 60

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