Roman Catholic Diocese of Tlaxcala
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tlaxcala (Latin: Dioecesis Tlaxcalensis) (erected 23 May 1959) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Puebla de los Ángeles,[1] which was itself officially named the Diocese of Tlaxcala until 1903.[2] The present Diocese of Tlaxcala was erected from territory of that archdiocese and the adjacent Archdiocese of Mexico.[1]
Diocese of Tlaxcala Dioecesis Tlaxcalensis Diócesis de Tlaxcala | |
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 Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción | |
| Location | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Puebla de los Angeles |
| Metropolitan | Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,568 sq mi (4,060 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 1,077,000 1,055,000 (98%) |
| Parishes | 76 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 23 May 1959 (61 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Francisco Moreno Barrón |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Victor Sánchez Espinosa |
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Bishops
Ordinaries
- Luis Munive Escobar (1959–2001)
- Jacinto Guerrero Torres (2001–2006)
- Francisco Moreno Barrón (2008–2016)
- Julio César Salcedo Aquino, M.J. (2017–
Coadjutor bishop
- Jacinto Guerrero Torres (1991-2001)
Episcopal See
- Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala
References
- "Diocese of Tlaxcala". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
- Crivelli, Camillus (1913). . In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
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