Diocese of Coatzacoalcos
| Diocese of Coatzacoalcos | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Mexico |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Jalapa |
| Diocesan bishop | Rutilo Muñoz Zamora |
| Vicar General | José Luis Santillán Bravo |
| founding | 1984 |
| surface | 10,000 km² |
| Parishes | 26 (December 31, 2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 1,133,164 (December 31, 2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 915,292 (December 31, 2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 80.8% |
| Diocesan priest | 67 (12/31/2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 4 (December 31, 2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 12,891 |
| Permanent deacons | 1 (December 31, 2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 6 (December 31, 2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 123 (12/31/2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral de San José |
| Website | www.diocesiscoatza.org |
The Diocese of Coatzacoalcos ( Latin Dioecesis Coatzacoalsensis , Spanish diócesis de Coatzacoalcos ) is in Mexico located Roman Catholic diocese based in Coatzacoalcos .
history
The Diocese of Coatzacoalcos was established on March 14, 1984 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Plane conscii from cessions of territory from the Diocese of San Andrés Tuxtla and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Jalapa as a suffragan .
Bishops of Coatzacoalcos
- Carlos Talavera Ramírez , 1984-2002
- Rutilo Muñoz Zamora , since 2002
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Diocese of Coatzacoalcos (Spanish)
- Entry on the Diocese of Coatzacoalcos on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II: Const. Apost. Plane conscii , AAS 76 (1984), n.7, pp. 632f.