Roman Catholic Diocese of Tehuantepec
Diocese of Tehuantepec Dioecesis Tehuantepecensis | |
|---|---|
| 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 | Óscar Armando Campos Contreras Bishop of Tehuantepec |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | José Luiz Chávez Botello Archbishop of Antequera, Oaxaca |
| Auxiliary Bishops | José Refugio Mercado Díaz Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus |
| Bishops emeritus | Arturo Lona Reyes Archbishop 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]
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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