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Suffragan diocese Tapachula, Mexico

Diocese of Tapachula

Tapacolen(sis)

Latin Church

Latin rite diocese seated in Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico, erected on 19 June 1957. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Tuxtla Gutierrez and its seat is the Cathedral of St. Joseph.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of St. Joseph, in Tapachula, Mexico.

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Established
1957
Catholics
1,498,000
Priests
114
Territory
12,248 km²

Parishes and churches

50 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
Luis Manuel Lopez Alfaro
Born
21 June 1963
Birthplace
Ciudad de México

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The cathedral

Cathedral of St. Joseph stands in Tapachula, 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

In Tapachula, Chiapas, the Catedral de San José, dedicated to Saint Joseph, serves as the seat of the Diocese of Tapachula (Latin: Dioecesis Tapacolensis), a Latin rite suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tuxtla Gutiérrez. Its bishop is Jaime Calderón Calderón.