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Roman Catholic Diocese of Tuxpan

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Diocese of Tuxpan

Dioecesis Tuxpaniensis

Diócesis de Tuxpan
Location
CountryMexico
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Xalapa
Statistics
Area7,338 sq mi (19,010 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
2,055,000
1,250,000 (60.8%)
Parishes59
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established9 June 1962 (62 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopRoberto Madrigal Gallegos
Metropolitan ArchbishopHipólito Reyes Larios

The Diocese of Tuxpan (Latin: Dioecesis Tuxpaniensis) It was erected 9 June 1962. The diocese is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Xalapa.

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  • "Diocese of Tuxpan". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-06.