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Suffragan diocese Tehuantepec, Mexico

Diocese of Tehuantepec

Tehuantepecen(sis)

Latin rite diocese in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec region of Oaxaca, Mexico, erected on 23 June 1891 from the Dioceses of Veracruz and Antequera. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Antequera (Oaxaca).

On the map

Esri
Tehuantepec, Mexico, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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Established
1891
Catholics
1,320,000
Priests
58
Territory
25,000 km²

Parishes and churches

43 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
Crispin Ojeda Marquez
Born
19 March 1952
Birthplace
Tecomán

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The cathedral

Catedral de Santo Domingo stands in Tehuantepec, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Erected in 1891 from the Dioceses of Veracruz and Antequera, the Diocese of Tehuantepec (Latin: Dioecesis Tehuantepecensis) is a Latin Church jurisdiction in Mexico and a suffragan within the province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Antequera.