Roman Catholic Diocese of Tuxtepec

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tuxtepec (Latin: Dioecesis Tuxtepecensis) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca in Mexico.

Diocese of Tuxtepec

Dioecesis Tuxtepecensis
Former Tuxtepec Cathedral
Location
CountryMexico
Ecclesiastical provinceArchdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca
MetropolitanTuxtepec, Oaxaca
Population
- Catholics (including non-members)
660,000[1]
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedJanuary 8, 1979[2]
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJosé Alberto González Juárez,
Bishop of Tuxtepec
Map

Ordinaries
  • José de Jesús Castillo Rentería, M.N.M. (1979 - 2005)
  • José Antonio Fernández Hurtado (2005 - 2014), appointed Archbishop of Durango
  • José Alberto González Juárez (2015 – present)

Episcopal See
  1. Catholic Hierarchy page
  2. Archdiocese Statistics at Catholic Hierarchy
  • "Diocese of Tuxtepec". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-02.


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