Roman Catholic Diocese of Orizaba

Diocese of Orizaba
Dioecesis Orizabensis
Diócesis de Orizaba
Catedral de San Miguel Arcangel
Location
Country Mexico
Ecclesiastical province Province of Jalapa
Metropolitan Orizaba, Veracruz
Statistics
Area 777 sq mi (2,010 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2003)
551,010
498,648 (90.5%)
Parishes 40
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established 15 April 2000 (18 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Francisco Eduardo Cervantes Merino
Metropolitan Archbishop Hipólito Reyes Larios
Map
Website
www.diocesisdeorizaba.com

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Orizaba (Latin: Dioecesis Orizabensis) (erected 15 April 2000) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Xalapa.

Ordinaries

  • Hipólito Reyes Larios (2000 - 2007)
  • Marcelino Hernández Rodríguez (2008 - 2013); named Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Colima, based in Colima, Mexico, by Pope Francis on Monday, November 2013
  • Francisco Eduardo Cervantes Merino (2015 - )

Episcopal See

  • "Diocese of Orizaba". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-06.

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