Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tlalnepantla
Archdiocese of Tlalnepantla Archidioecesis Tlanepantlanus Arquidiócesis de Tlalnepantla | |
|---|---|
 Corpus Christi Cathedral | |
| Location | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Ecclesiastical province | Tlalnepantla |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 263 sq mi (680 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 3,980,000 3,184,000 (80%) |
| Parishes | 200 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 13 January 1964 (60 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral de Corpus Christi |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Carlos Aguiar Retes |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Efraín Mendoza Cruz Francisco Ramírez Navarro |
| Bishops emeritus | Ricardo Guízar Díaz |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tlalnepantla (Template:Lang-la) is a Metropolitan Archdiocese in Mexico. Based in Tlalnepantla, México state, its suffragan dioceses include Cuautitlán, Ecatepec, Izcalli, Netzahualcóyotl, Teotihuacan, Texcoco, and Valle de Chalco.
Since 2009, Archbishop Carlos Aguiar Retes has served as Archbishop of Tlalnepantla. He currently also serves as the President of the Mexican Episcopal Conference.[1]
On Tuesday, September 18, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI named Archbishop Aguiar Retes to serve as one of the papally-appointed Synod Fathers for the upcoming October 2012 13th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on the New Evangelization.[2]
Ordinaries
- Felipe de Jesús Cueto González, O.F.M. (1964–1979)
- Adolfo Antonio Suárez Rivera (1980–1983)
- Manuel Pérez-Gil y González (1984–1996)
- Ricardo Guízar Díaz (1996–2009)
- Carlos Aguiar Retes (2009–present)
See also
External links and references
- "Archdiocese of Tlalnepantla". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-02.
- ^ http://www.catholicnews.com/data/briefs/cns/20121115.htm#head6
- ^ "press.catholica.va/news_services/bulletin/news/29687.php?index=29687&po_date=18.09.2012&lang=en - Translator". Microsofttranslator.com. 2012-09-18. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
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