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Roman Catholic Diocese of Tlaxcala

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Diocese of Tlaxcala

Dioecesis Tlaxcalensis

Diócesis de Tlaxcala
Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción
Location
CountryMexico
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Puebla de los Angeles
MetropolitanTlaxcala, Tlaxcala
Statistics
Area1,568 sq mi (4,060 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
1,077,000
1,055,000 (98%)
Parishes76
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established23 May 1959 (65 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopFrancisco Moreno Barrón
Metropolitan ArchbishopVictor Sánchez Espinosa

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tlaxcala (Latin: Dioecesis Tlaxcalensis) (erected 23 May 1959) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Puebla de los Angeles.

Ordinaries

  • Luis Munive Escobar (1959 - 2001)
  • Jacinto Guerrero Torres (2001 - 2006)
  • Francisco Moreno Barrón (2008 - Present)

Episcopal See

  • "Diocese of Tlaxcala". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-08.