The Diocese of Tuxtepec (Latin: Dioecesis Tuxtepecensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Mexico. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Antequera. The diocese's episcopal see is San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec.
Diocese of Tuxtepec Dioecesis Tuxtepecensis | |
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 Former Tuxtepec Cathedral | |
| Location | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca |
| Coordinates | 18°04′53″N 96°07′03″W / 18.08144872°N 96.11751224°W |
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| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | January 8, 1979[2] |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Pedro Vázquez Villalobos |
| Apostolic Administrator | Guadalupe Antonio Ruíz Urquín |
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Ordinaries
editBishops of Tuxtepec (Roman Rite)
- José de Jesús Castillo Rentería, M.N.M. (1979 – 2005), retired
- José Antonio Fernández Hurtado (2005 – 2014), appointed Archbishop of Durango
- José Alberto González Juárez (2015 – 2026), appointed Bishop of Campeche
- Apostolic administrator Guadalupe Antonio Ruíz Urquín (2026 – Present), Prelate of Huautla
External links and references
edit- "Diocese of Tuxtepec". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-02.
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