Archdiocese of Tuxtla Gutiérrez
| Archdiocese of Tuxtla Gutiérrez | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Mexico |
| Diocesan bishop | Fabio Martínez Castilla |
| Auxiliary bishop | José Luis Mendoza Corzo |
| founding | October 27, 1964 |
| surface | 22,629 km² |
| Parishes | 58 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 1,241,528 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 962.528 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 77.5% |
| Diocesan priest | 114 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 15 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 7,461 |
| Friars | 21 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 235 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral de San Marcos |
| Website | arquidiocesisdetuxtla.org.mx |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of San Cristóbal de Las Casas Diocese of Tapachula |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tuxtla ( lat. : Archidioecesis Tuxtlensis , span. : Arquidiócesis de Tuxtla Gutierrez ) is one in Mexico located Roman Catholic Archdiocese based in Tuxtla Gutierrez .
history
The Archdiocese of Tuxtla Gutiérrez was founded on October 27, 1964 by Pope Paul VI. Established with the Apostolic Constitution Cura illa from cession of territory by the Diocese of Chiapas as the Diocese of Tuxtla Gutiérrez and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Antequera as a suffragan . On November 25, 2006, the diocese Tuxtla Gutiérrez was by Pope Benedict XVI. elevated to the archbishopric with the Apostolic Constitution Mexicani populi .
Ordinaries
Bishops of Tuxtla Gutiérrez
- José Trinidad Sepúlveda Ruiz-Velasco , 1965–1988, then Bishop of San Juan de los Lagos
- Felipe Aguirre Franco , 1988–2000, then Coadjutor Archbishop of Acapulco
- José Luis Chávez Botello , 2001–2003, then Archbishop of Antequera
- Rogelio Cabrera López , 2004-2006
Archbishops of Tuxtla Gutiérrez
- Rogelio Cabrera López, 2006–2012, then Archbishop of Monterrey
- Fabio Martínez Castilla , since 2013
See also
Web links
Commons : Archdiocese of Tuxtla Gutiérrez - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Homepage of the Archdiocese of Tuxtla Gutiérrez (Spanish)
- Entry on Archdiocese of Tuxtla Gutiérrez on catholic-hierarchy.org