Diocese of Tlaxcala
| Diocese of Tlaxcala | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Mexico |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Puebla de los Ángeles |
| Diocesan bishop | Julio César Salcedo Aquino MJ |
| founding | 1959 |
| surface | 4,060 km² |
| Parishes | 74 ( 12/31/2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Residents | 1,184,975 ( 12/31/2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Catholics | 1,078,327 ( 12/31/2014 / AP2015 ) |
| proportion of | 91% |
| Diocesan priest | 143 ( 12/31/2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Religious priest | 17 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 6,740 |
| Friars | 19 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Religious sisters | 201 ( 12/31/2014 / AP2015 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción |
| Website | http://www.diocesisdetlaxcala.org.mx/ |
The Diocese of Tlaxcala ( lat. : Dioecesis Tlaxcalensis , span. : Diócesis de Tlaxcala ) is one in Mexico located Roman Catholic diocese based in Tlaxcala .
history
The diocese Tlaxcala was on May 23, 1959 by Pope John XXIII. with the Apostolic Constitution Christianorum gregem from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Mexico City and the Archdiocese of Puebla de los Ángeles and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Puebla de los Ángeles as a suffragan .
Bishops of Tlaxcala
- Luis Munive Escobar , 1959-2001
- Jacinto Guerrero Torres , 2001-2006
- Francisco Moreno Barrón , 2008–2016, then Archbishop of Tijuana
- Julio César Salcedo Aquino MJ , since 2017
See also
Web links
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