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Suffragan diocese Agua Dulce, Veracruz, Mexico

Diocese of Coatzacoalcos

Coatzacoalsen(sis)

The Diocese of Coatzacoalcos is a Latin Church diocese in Veracruz, Mexico, erected on March 14, 1984, and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Jalapa. Bishop Rutilo Muñoz Zamora submitted his resignation on turning 75 in June 2025 but remained the sitting ordinary as of late 2025.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Cathedral of St. Joseph, in Agua Dulce, Mexico.

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Established
1984
Catholics
795,419
Priests
73
Territory
10,502 km²

Parishes and churches

24 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
Rutilo Muñoz Zamora
Born
4 June 1951
Birthplace
Tulictic

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The cathedral

Cathedral of St. Joseph stands in Agua Dulce, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.

History

Erected on 14 March 1984, the Diocese of Coatzacoalcos (Latin: Dioecesis Coatzacoalsensis) stands as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Jalapa.