Suffragan diocese Orizaba, Mexico
Diocese of Orizaba
Orizaben(sis)
Latin Church
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.
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- Established
- 2000
- Catholics
- 498,648
- Priests
- 89
- Territory
- 2,012 km²
Parishes and churches
42 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- San Sebastián MártirSan Sebastián, ZongolicaView parish
- San Sebastián MártirCuautlapan, IxtaczoquitlánView parish
- San Sebastián MártirTuxpanguillo, IxtaczoquitlánView parish
- Santa AnaAtzacanView parish
- Santa CruzOrizabaView parish
- Santa GertrudisOrizabaView parish
- Santa María de Guadalupe (La Concordia)OrizabaView parish
- Santa María MagdalenaTlaquilpaView parish
- Santa Rosa de LimaCiudad MendozaView parish
- Santiago ApóstolTehuipangoView parish
- Santiago ApóstolTlilapanView parish
- Santísimo RedentorCiudad MendozaView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Francisco Eduardo Cervantes Merino
- Born
- 13 October 1953
- Birthplace
- Santa Ana Xalmimilulco
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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.
History
Erected on 15 April 2000, the Diocese of Orizaba (Latin: Dioecesis Orizabensis) stands as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Xalapa.