Diocese of Veracruz Dioecesis Verae Crucis Diócesis de Veracruz | |
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Location | |
Country | Mexico |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Jalapa |
Statistics | |
Area | 3,476 sq mi (9,000 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2010) 2,105,000 1,894,000 (90%) |
Parishes | 72 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 9 June 1962 (59 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Carlos Briseño Arch, O.A.R. |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Hipólito Reyes Larios |
Bishops emeritus | Luis Felipe Gallardo Martín del Campo, S.D.B. |
Website | |
diocesisdeveracruz.mx |
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