Archdiocese of Tijuana
| Archdiocese of Tijuana | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Mexico |
| Diocesan bishop | Francisco Moreno Barrón |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Rafael Romo Muñoz |
| founding | 1874 |
| surface | 3,821 km² |
| Parishes | 99 (December 31, 2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 2,439,400 (December 31, 2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 2,316,860 ( 12/31/2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 95% |
| Diocesan priest | 159 (December 31, 2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 75 (December 31, 2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 9,901 |
| Permanent deacons | 26 (December 31, 2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Friars | 115 (December 31, 2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 464 (December 31, 2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe |
| Website | www.iglesiatijuana.org |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Ensenada Diocese of La Paz en la Baja California Sur Diocese of Mexicali |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tijuana ( Latin Archidioecesis Tigiuanaënsis , Spanish Arquidiócesis de Tijuana ) is in Mexico located Roman Catholic archdiocese , based in Tijuana .
history
The Archdiocese of Tijuana was founded on January 20, 1874 by Pope Pius IX. Established from cession of territory by the Archdiocese of Mexico City as the Apostolic Vicariate of Baja California . On April 13, 1957, was Apostolic Vicariate of Baja California parts of its territory establishing the with the Apostolic Constitution Qui arcana Dei erected the Apostolic Prefecture of La Paz en la Baja California Sur from. The Apostolic Vicariate of Baja California was on 13 July 1957 by the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith with the decree Cum propter erectionem in apostolic vicariate Tijuana renamed.
On July 13, 1963, the Vicariate Apostolic Tijuana by Pope Paul VI. elevated to a diocese with the Apostolic Constitution Pro Apostolico munere and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Hermosillo as a suffragan with the Apostolic Constitution Mexicana natio . The Diocese of Tijuana announced on March 25, 1966 parts of its territory to the founding of the Apostolic Constitution reputet Qui secum erected Diocese of Mexicali from.
The diocese of Tijuana was on November 25, 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI. elevated to the archbishopric with the Apostolic Constitution Mexicani populi . On 26 January 2007, the Archdiocese of Tijuana were parts of its territory to the founding of the Apostolic Constitution Venerabiles Fratres erected Diocese of Ensenada from.
Ordinaries
Vicars Apostolic of Baja California
- Ramón María de San José Moreno y Castañeda OCarm , 1874–1879, then Bishop of Chiapas
- Buenaventura del Purísimo Corazón de María Portillo y Tejeda OFM , 1880–1882, then Bishop of Chilapa
- Silvino Ramírez y Cuera , 1921-1922
- Alfredo Galindo Mendoza MSpS , 1948-1957
Vicars Apostolic of Tijuana
- Alfredo Galindo Mendoza MSpS, 1957–1963
Bishops of Tijuana
- Alfredo Galindo Mendoza MSpS, 1963-1970
- Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo , 1970–1982, then Bishop of Cuernavaca
- Emilio Carlos Berlie Belaunzarán , 1983–1995, then Archbishop of Yucatán
- Rafael Romo Muñoz , 1996-2006
Archbishops of Tijuana
- Rafael Romo Muñoz, 2006–2016
- Francisco Moreno Barrón , since 2016
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Archdiocese of Tijuana (Spanish)
- Entry on Archdiocese of Tijuana on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Pius XII : Const. Apost. Qui arcana Dei , AAS 50 (1958), n.4, pp. 139ff.
- ^ Sacra Congregatio de Propaganda Fide: Decretum Cum propter erectionem , AAS 49 (1957), n. 16, p. 974.
- ↑ Paul VI: Const. Apost. Pro Apostolico munere , AAS 56 (1964), n.8, p. 497f.
- ↑ Paul VI: Const. Apost. Mexicana natio , AAS 56 (1964), n.8, p. 496f.
- ↑ Paul VI: Const. Apost. Qui secum reputet , AAS 58 (1966), n.9, p. 620ff.
- ↑ Benedictus XVI: Const. Apost. Mexicani populi , AAS 99 (2007), n.2, p. 57ff.
- ↑ Benedictus XVI: Const. Apost. Venerabiles Fratres , AAS 99 (2007), n.5, p. 316f.