Roman Catholic Diocese of Veracruz
Diocese of Veracruz Dioecesis Verae Crucis Diócesis de Veracruz | |
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 Catedral de la Asunción de María | |
| Location | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Jalapa |
| Metropolitan | Veracruz, Veracruz |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,476 sq mi (9,000 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 2,105,000 1,894,000 (90%) |
| Parishes | 72 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 9 June 1962 (61 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Luis Felipe Gallardo Martín del Campo, S.D.B. |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Hipólito Reyes Larios |
| Bishops emeritus | Luis Gabriel Cuara Méndez |
| Website | |
| diocesisdeveracruz.mx | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Veracruz (Latin: Dioecesis Verae Crucis) (erected 9 June 1962) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Jalapa.
Ordinaries
- José Guadalupe Padilla Lozano (1963–2000) - Bishop Emeritus
- Luis Gabriel Cuara Méndez (2000–2005)
- Luis Felipe Gallardo Martín del Campo, S.D.B. (2006 - )
Episcopal See
External links and references
- "Diocese of Veracruz". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-06.
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