Roman Catholic Diocese of Huejutla

Diocese of Huejutla
Dioecesis Hueiutlensis
Diócesis de Huejutla
Location
Country  Mexico
Ecclesiastical province Province of Tulancingo
Metropolitan Huejutla de Reyes
Statistics
Area 2,322 sq mi (6,010 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2013)
557,000
547,000 (98.2%)
Parishes 47
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established 24 November 1922 (95 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral of St. Augustine
Secular priests 98
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Jose Hirais Acosta Beltran
Metropolitan Archbishop Domingo Díaz Martínez
Emeritus Bishops Salvador Martínez Pérez
Map
Website
diocesisdehuexotla.galeon.com

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Huejutla (Latin: Dioecesis Hueiutlensis) (erected 24 November 1922) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Tulancingo. It is centred on the Mexican city of Huejutla de Reyes, Hidalgo.

Ordinaries

  • José de Jesús Manríquez y Zárate (1922 - 1939)
  • Manuel Jerónimo Yerena y Camarena (1940 - 1963)
  • Bartolomé Carrasco Briseño (1963 - 1967)
  • Sefafín Vásquez Elizalde (1968 - 1977)
  • Juan de Dios Caballero Reyes (1978 - 1993)
  • Salvador Martínez Pérez (1994 - 2009)
  • Salvador Rangel Mendoza, O.F.M. (2009 - 2015)
  • Jose Hirais Acosta Beltran (2016 - Present)

Territorial losses

YearAlong withTo form
1960Diocese of San Luis PotosíDiocese of Ciudad Valles
1962Diocese of Papantla
Diocese of Tulancingo
Diocese of Tampico
Diocese of Tuxpan
  • "Diocese of Huejutla". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-10.

Coordinates: 21°08′26″N 98°25′11″W / 21.1406°N 98.4196°W / 21.1406; -98.4196

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