Roman Catholic Diocese of Tuxpan

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Diocese of Tuxpan

Dioecesis Tuxpaniensis

Diócesis de Tuxpan
Location
CountryMexico
Ecclesiastical province Province of Xalapa
Statistics
Area7,338 sq mi (19,010 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2010)
2,055,000
1,250,000 (60.8%)
Parishes59
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established9 June 1962 (59 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Roberto Madrigal Gallegos
Metropolitan Archbishop Hipólito 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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