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Suffragan diocese Tuxpan, Mexico

Diocese of Tuxpan

Tuxpanien(sis)

Latin Church

Latin rite diocese seated in Tuxpan, Veracruz, Mexico, erected on 9 June 1962. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Xalapa and its seat is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, in Tuxpan, Mexico.

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Established
1962
Catholics
1,250,000
Priests
91
Territory
19,005 km²

Parishes and churches

55 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
Roberto Madrigal Gallegos
Born
8 December 1967
Birthplace
Ejido Iquinuapa

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The cathedral

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption stands in Tuxpan, 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 9 June 1962, the Diocese of Tuxpan (Latin: Dioecesis Tuxpaniensis) is a suffragan see within the province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Xalapa.