Diocese of Orizaba
Orizaben(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Orizaba, Mexico
Latin rite diocese in the state of Veracruz, Mexico, erected 15 April 2000. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Xalapa. Its seat is the Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel in Orizaba.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 15 April 2000
- Latin
- Orizaben(sis)
- Patron
- Michael
- Annuario code
- 001002470
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 498,648
- Population
- 551,010
- Catholic share
- 90.5%
- Priests
- 89
- Catholics per priest
- 5,603
- Extent
- 2,012 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 248
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Francisco Eduardo Cervantes Merino
- Born
- 13 October 1953
- Birthplace
- Santa Ana Xalmimilulco
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel stands in Orizaba, 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.
The province of Xalapa
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Xalapa.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of JalapaJalapa
- Diocese of CórdobaCórdoba
- Diocese of PapantlaPapantla
- Diocese of San Andrés TuxtlaAbasolo del Valle
- Diocese of TuxpanTuxpan
- Diocese of VeracruzVeracruz
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Erected on 15 April 2000, the Diocese of Orizaba (Latin: Dioecesis Orizabensis) stands as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Xalapa.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].