Diocese of Coatzacoalcos Dioecesis Coatzacoalsensis Diócesis de Coatzacoalcos | |
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Location | |
Country | Mexico |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Jalapa |
Metropolitan | Coatzacoalcos |
Statistics | |
Area | 4,055 sq mi (10,500 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 988,553 795.419 (80.5%) |
Parishes | 25 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 14 March 1984 (40 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Joseph |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Rutilo Muñoz Zamora |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Vacant |
Website | |
www.diocesiscoatza.org |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Coatzacoalcos (Latin : Dioecesis Coatzacoalsensis) (erected 14 March 1984) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Jalapa.
18°08′46″N94°24′58″W / 18.1462°N 94.4160°W
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