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Diocese of Tuxpan

Dioecesis Tuxpaniensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 9 June 1962
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Jalapa (Xalapa)
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Veracruz
  • Country: México
  • Square Kilometers: 19,000 (7,338 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Golfo
  • Official Web Site: https://www.diocesistuxpan.org/
  • Mailing Address: Avda Independencia 56, Col. La Rivera, 92870 Tuxpan, Ver., México
  • Telephone: (783)834-97-70; 834-16-36

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
9 June 1962ErectedDiocese of Huejutla (Benito Juárez, Chalma, Chiconamel, Chicontepec, Ilamatlán, Ixhuatlán de Madero, Plantón Sánchez, Tantoyuca, Tempoal, and Zontecomatlán)
Diocese of Papantla (Tuxpan, Amatlán, Citlaltepec, Chinampa de Gorostiza, Chontla, Ixcatepec, Ozuluama, Tamalin, Tamiahua, Tancoco, Tantima, Teayo, Temapache, Tepetzintla, and Tihuatlán)
Diocese of Tulancingo (Huayacocotla, Texcatepec, Tlachichilco, and Zacualpan)
Diocese of Tampico (Panuco, Pueblo Viejo, and Tampico Alto)
Diocese of Tuxpan (erected)
8 April 1974Territory AddedDiocese of Tulancingo (Agua Fría, Paritepec, and Metlaltoyuca) Diocese of Tuxpan
8 April 1974Territory LostDiocese of Tuxpan (Zacualpan and Huayacocotla along with Texcatepec) Diocese of Tulancingo

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1965521,684543,64796.0%373714,0994025ap1967
1968607,084642,13494.5%454513,4905127ap1971
1976696,207732,84995.0%464615,1343228ap1977
1980724,000762,00095.0%484815,0833930ap1981
1990961,0001,023,00093.9%494919,61234637ap1991
19991,250,0001,500,00083.3%737317,12336546ap2000
20001,300,0001,800,00072.2%757517,33336848ap2001
20011,300,0002,000,00065.0%777716,88336848ap2002
20021,380,0002,000,00069.0%787817,69236848ap2003
20031,600,0002,000,00080.0%808020,00034349ap2004
20041,400,0002,005,00069.8%868616,27932551ap2005
20101,250,0002,055,00060.8%949413,29712159ap2011
2014900,0001,200,00075.0%92929,782112362ap2015
2017911,0001,172,00077.7%94949,69112262ap2018
2020900,5001,165,00077.3%91919,89512462ap2021

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 55, Page 694, to Page 696
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 66, Page 351, and Page 352

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