Diocese of Tlapa Dioecesis Tlapensis Diócesis de Tlapa | |
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Location | |
Country | Mexico |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Acapulco |
Metropolitan | Tlapa de Comonfort, Guerrero |
Statistics | |
Area | 6,180 sq mi (16,000 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 502,000 436,000 (86.9%) |
Parishes | 27 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 4 January 1992 (32 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Agustine |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Dagoberto Sosa Arriaga |
Map | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tlapa (Latin : Dioecesis Tlapensis) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Acapulco.
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