Diocese of Veracruz
| Diocese of Veracruz | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Mexico |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Jalapa |
| Diocesan bishop | Carlos Briseño Arch OAR |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Luis Felipe Gallardo Martín del Campo SDB |
| founding | 1962 |
| surface | 9,000 km² |
| Parishes | 74 ( 12/31/2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Residents | 2,177,000 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Catholics | 1,958,000 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| proportion of | 89.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 116 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Religious priest | 28 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 13,597 |
| Permanent deacons | 35 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Friars | 54 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Religious sisters | 124 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral de la Asunción de María |
| Website | www.diocesisdeveracruz.org |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Veracruz ( lat. : Dioecesis verae Crucis , span. : Diócesis de Veracruz ) is in Mexico located Roman Catholic diocese , based in Veracruz .
history
The diocese of Veracruz was on June 9, 1962 by Pope John XXIII. established with the Apostolic Constitution Populorum bono from cessions of territory of the diocese of San Andrés Tuxtla and subordinated to the archdiocese of Jalapa as a suffragan .
Bishops of Veracruz
- José Guadalupe Padilla Lozano , 1963-2000
- Luis Gabriel Cuara Méndez , 2000-2005
- Luis Felipe Gallardo Martín del Campo SDS , 2006–2018
- Carlos Briseño Arch OAR , since 2018
See also
Web links
Commons : Diocese of Veracruz - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Homepage of the Diocese of Veracruz (Spanish)
- Entry for the Diocese of Veracruz on catholic-hierarchy.org