Diocese of Tehuantepec
| Diocese of Tehuantepec | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Mexico |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Antequera |
| Diocesan bishop | Crispin Ojeda Marquez |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Arturo Lona Reyes |
| founding | 1891 |
| surface | 25,000 km² |
| Parishes | 47 ( 12/31/2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Residents | 1,740,000 ( 12/31/2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Catholics | 1,404,000 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| proportion of | 80.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 51 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Religious priest | 8 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 23,797 |
| Friars | 11 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Religious sisters | 85 ( 12/31/2014 / AP2015 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral de Santo Domingo |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tehuantepec ( lat. : Dioecesis Tehuantepecensis , span. : Diócesis de Tehuantepec ) is one in Mexico located Roman Catholic diocese based in Tehuantepec .
history
The diocese Tehuantepec was on June 23, 1891 by Pope Leo XIII. built from cessions of territory by the diocese of Antequera and subordinated to the archdiocese of Mexico City as a suffragan . On June 29, 1951, the diocese of Tehuantepec was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Veracruz-Jalapa as a suffragan. The Diocese of Tehuantepec announced on May 23, 1959 parts of its territory to the founding of the Apostolic Constitution Quibus Christianized erected Diocese of San Andres Tuxtla off. On February 13, 1960, the diocese Tehuantepec was by Pope John XXIII. subordinated to the Archdiocese of Antequera as a suffragan with the Apostolic Constitution of Christ exemplum . The Diocese of Tehuantepec gave 1,964 parts of its territory establishing the with the Apostolic Constitution on 21 December Sunt in Ecclesia established territorial prelate mix from.
Bishops of Tehuantepec
- José Mora y del Rio , 1893–1901, then Bishop of Tulancingo
- Carlos de Jesús Mejía y Laguana CM , 1902-1907
- Ignacio Placencia y Moreira , 1907–1922, then Bishop of Zacatecas
- Jenaro Méndez y del Río , 1923–1933, then Bishop of Huajuapan de León
- Jesús Villareal y Fierro , 1933–1959, then Bishop of San Andrés Tuxtla
- José de Jesús Clemens Alba Palacios , 1959–1970, then auxiliary bishop in Antequera
- Arturo Lona Reyes , 1971-2000
- Felipe Padilla Cardona , 2000–2009, then Bishop of Ciudad Obregón
- Oscar Campos Contreras , 2010–2017, then Bishop of Ciudad Guzmán
- Crispin Ojeda Márquez , since 2018
