Roman Catholic Diocese of Tehuantepec
Diocese of Tehuantepec Dioecesis Tehuantepecensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca |
| Metropolitan | Santo Domingo Tehuantepec, Oaxaca |
| Population - Catholics | 1,320,000[1] |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | June 23, 1891[2] |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Crispín Ojeda Márquez Bishop of Tehuantepec |
| Bishops emeritus | Arturo Lona Reyes Bishop Emeritus |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tehuantepec (Latin: Dioecesis Tehuantepecensis) is in Mexico and is a suffragan of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca.[3] It was founded in 1891 from the dioceses of Veracruz and Antequera.[4]
Bishops
Ordinaries
- José Mora y del Rio (1893-1901),appointed, Bishop of Tulancingo, Hidalgo
- Carlos de Jesús Mejía y Laguna, C.M. (1902-1907)
- Ignacio Placencia y Moreira (1907-1922), appointed Archbishop (Personal Title) of Zacatecas
- Jenaro Méndez y del Río (1923-1933), appointed, Bishop of Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca
- Jesús Villareal y Fierro (1933-1959), appointed Bishop of San Andrés Tuxtla, Veracruz
- José de Jesús Clemens Alba Palacios (1959-1970), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca
- Arturo Lona Reyes (1971-2000)
- Felipe Padilla Cardona (2000-2009), appointed Bishop of Ciudad Obregón, Sonora
- Óscar Armando Campos Contreras (2010-2017), appointed, Bishop of Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco
- Crispin Ojeda Márquez (2018-)
Coadjutor bishop
- Felipe Padilla Cardona (1996-2000)
Auxiliary bishop
- José Refugio Mercado Díaz (2003-2009)
References
- ^ Catholic Hierarchy page
- ^ Archdiocese Statistics at Catholic Hierarchy
- ^ Tehuantepec - Catholic Encyclopedia article
- ^ Lyman De Platt (1978). Genealogical historical guide to Latin America. Gale Research Co. p. 96.
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