It was erected on 19 June 1957 as Diocese of Tapachula / Tapacolen(sis) (Latin), on territory split off from the Diocese of Chiapas and suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca until 25 November 2006.
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As per 2014, it pastorally served 1,488,000 Catholics (83.9% of 1,773,000 total) on 12,244 km² in 47 parishes and 11 missions with 101 priests (90 diocesan, 11 religious), 142 lay religious (11 brothers, 131 sisters) and 66 seminarians.
roman, catholic, diocese, tapachula, latin, dioecesis, tapacolensis, latin, rite, suffragan, diocese, metropolitan, archdiocese, tuxtla, gutiérrez, diocese, tapachuladioecesis, tapacolensisdiócesis, tapachulalocationcountrymexicoecclesiastical, provinceprovinc. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tapachula Latin Dioecesis Tapacolensis is a Latin rite suffragan diocese of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tuxtla Gutierrez Diocese of TapachulaDioecesis TapacolensisDiocesis de TapachulaLocationCountryMexicoEcclesiastical provinceProvince of Tuxtla GutierrezMetropolitanTapachula ChiapasStatisticsArea4 729 sq mi 12 250 km2 Population Total Catholics as of 2010 1 714 0001 498 000 87 4 Parishes42InformationDenominationRoman CatholicRiteRoman RiteEstablished19 June 1957 66 years ago CathedralCathedral of St JosephCurrent leadershipPopeFrancisBishopJaime Calderon CalderonMetropolitan ArchbishopDomingo Diaz MartinezMapWebsitewww diocesisdetapachula comIt cathedral Episcopal see is the Catedral de San Jose dedicated to Saint Joseph in Tapachula Chiapas Its bishop is Jaime Calderon Calderon Contents 1 History 2 Statistics 3 Episcopal Ordinaries 4 See also 5 Sources and external links and referencesHistory editIt was erected on 19 June 1957 as Diocese of Tapachula Tapacolen sis Latin on territory split off from the Diocese of Chiapas and suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Antequera Oaxaca until 25 November 2006 Statistics editAs per 2014 it pastorally served 1 488 000 Catholics 83 9 of 1 773 000 total on 12 244 km in 47 parishes and 11 missions with 101 priests 90 diocesan 11 religious 142 lay religious 11 brothers 131 sisters and 66 seminarians Episcopal Ordinaries edit all Roman Rite native Mexicans Suffragan Bishops of TapachulaAdolfo Hernandez Hurtado 1958 01 13 1970 09 06 next Bishop of Zamora in Mexico 1970 09 06 1974 12 12 Titular Bishop of Vicus Pacati 1974 12 12 2004 10 15 as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Guadalajara Mexico 1974 12 12 death 1997 03 20 Bartolome Carrasco Briseno 1971 06 11 1976 06 11 previously Bishop of Huejutla Mexico 1963 08 19 1967 05 18 Titular Bishop of Claterna 1967 05 18 1971 06 11 as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Antequera Oaxaca Mexico 1967 05 18 1971 06 11 later Metropolitan Archbishop of above Antequera 1976 06 11 retired 1993 10 04 died 1999 Juvenal Porcayo Uribe 1976 07 03 death 1983 06 30 Luis Miguel Canton Marin 1984 03 30 death 1990 05 10 Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel 1991 02 07 2000 03 31 also Secretary General of Latin American Episcopal Council 1999 2000 next Bishop of San Cristobal de las Casas Mexico 2000 03 31 Rogelio Cabrera Lopez 2001 07 16 2004 09 11 previously Bishop of Tacambaro Mexico 1996 04 30 2001 07 16 later last Suffragan Bishop of Tuxtla Gutierrez Mexico 2004 09 11 2006 11 25 first Metropolitan Archbishop of Tuxtla Gutierrez Mexico 2006 11 25 2012 10 03 Metropolitan Archbishop of Monterrey Mexico 2012 10 03 Leopoldo Gonzalez Gonzalez 2005 06 09 2017 06 30 previously Titular Bishop of Voncaria 1999 03 18 2005 06 09 as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Morelia Mexico 1999 03 18 2005 06 09 later Metropolitan Archbishop of Acapulco Mexico 2017 06 30 So far it hasn t had any auxiliary bishop See also editList of Catholic dioceses in MexicoSources and external links and references editGCatholic data for all sections Diocese of Tapachula Catholic Hierarchy Retrieved 2007 02 11 nbsp This article on a Roman Catholic diocese in Mexico is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roman Catholic Diocese of Tapachula amp oldid 1174495739, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
