Roman Catholic Diocese of Veracruz

Diocese of Veracruz
Dioecesis Verae Crucis
Diócesis de Veracruz
Catedral de la Asunción de María
Location
Country Mexico
Ecclesiastical province Province of Jalapa
Metropolitan Veracruz, Veracruz
Statistics
Area 3,476 sq mi (9,000 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
2,105,000
1,894,000 (90%)
Parishes 72
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established 9 June 1962 (56 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Luis Felipe Gallardo Martín del Campo, S.D.B.
Metropolitan Archbishop Hipólito Reyes Larios
Emeritus Bishops Luis Gabriel Cuara Méndez
Website
diocesisdeveracruz.mx

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Veracruz (Latin: Dioecesis Verae Crucis) (erected 9 June 1962) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Jalapa.

Ordinaries

  • José Guadalupe Padilla Lozano (1963–2000) - Bishop Emeritus
  • Luis Gabriel Cuara Méndez (2000–2005)
  • Luis Felipe Gallardo Martín del Campo, S.D.B. (2006 - )

Episcopal See

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

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