Diocese of Tapachula Dioecesis Tapacolensis Diócesis de Tapachula | |
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Location | |
Country | Mexico |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Tuxtla Gutiérrez |
Metropolitan | Tapachula, Chiapas |
Statistics | |
Area | 4,729 sq mi (12,250 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 1,714,000 1,498,000 (87.4%) |
Parishes | 42 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 19 June 1957 (67 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Joseph |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Jaime Calderón Calderón |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Domingo Díaz Martínez |
Map | |
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Website | |
www.diocesisdetapachula.com |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tapachula ( Latin: Dioecesis Tapacolensis) is a Latin rite suffragan diocese of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tuxtla Gutiérrez.
It cathedral Episcopal see is the Catedral de San José, dedicated to Saint Joseph, in Tapachula, Chiapas. Its bishop is Jaime Calderón Calderón.
It was erected on 19 June 1957 as Diocese of Tapachula / Tapacolen(sis) (Latin), on territory split off from the Diocese of Chiapas and suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca until 25 November 2006.
As per 2014, it pastorally served 1,488,000 Catholics (83.9% of 1,773,000 total) on 12,244 km² in 47 parishes and 11 missions with 101 priests (90 diocesan, 11 religious), 142 lay religious (11 brothers, 131 sisters) and 66 seminarians.
(all Roman Rite native Mexicans)
So far, it hasn't had any auxiliary bishop.
Diocese of Tapachula Dioecesis Tapacolensis Diócesis de Tapachula | |
---|---|
Location | |
Country | Mexico |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Tuxtla Gutiérrez |
Metropolitan | Tapachula, Chiapas |
Statistics | |
Area | 4,729 sq mi (12,250 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 1,714,000 1,498,000 (87.4%) |
Parishes | 42 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 19 June 1957 (67 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Joseph |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Jaime Calderón Calderón |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Domingo Díaz Martínez |
Map | |
![]() | |
Website | |
www.diocesisdetapachula.com |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tapachula ( Latin: Dioecesis Tapacolensis) is a Latin rite suffragan diocese of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tuxtla Gutiérrez.
It cathedral Episcopal see is the Catedral de San José, dedicated to Saint Joseph, in Tapachula, Chiapas. Its bishop is Jaime Calderón Calderón.
It was erected on 19 June 1957 as Diocese of Tapachula / Tapacolen(sis) (Latin), on territory split off from the Diocese of Chiapas and suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca until 25 November 2006.
As per 2014, it pastorally served 1,488,000 Catholics (83.9% of 1,773,000 total) on 12,244 km² in 47 parishes and 11 missions with 101 priests (90 diocesan, 11 religious), 142 lay religious (11 brothers, 131 sisters) and 66 seminarians.
(all Roman Rite native Mexicans)
So far, it hasn't had any auxiliary bishop.