Roman Catholic Diocese of Tlapa

Diocese of Tlapa
Dioecesis Tlapensis
Diócesis de Tlapa
Location
Country Mexico
Ecclesiastical province Province of Acapulco
Metropolitan Tlapa de Comonfort, Guerrero
Statistics
Area 6,180 sq mi (16,000 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
502,000
436,000 (86.9%)
Parishes 27
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established 4 January 1992 (26 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral of St. Agustine
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Sede vacante
Metropolitan Archbishop Carlos Garfias Merlos
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tlapa (Latin: Dioecesis Tlapensis) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Acapulco.

Ordinaries

  • Alejo Zavala Castro (1992 - 2005)
  • Oscar Roberto Domínguez Couttolenc, M.G. (2007 - 2012)
  • Dagoberto Sosa Arriaga (2012 - present)

Episcopal see

  • "Diocese of Tlapa". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-02.

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