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Diocese of Tampico
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The Diocese of Tampico is a Latin rite see in Tamaulipas, Mexico, founded in 1861 as the Diocese of Ciudad Victoria-Tamaulipas and renamed Tampico in 1958. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Monterrey, with Bishop Margarito Salazar Cardenas appointed in February 2026.
- Bishop
- Margarito Salazar Cárdenas
- Latin name
- Tampicen(sis)
- Established
- 1861
- Cathedral
- Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepcion
- Rank
- Suffragan Diocese
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Monterrey (Archdiocese of Monterrey)
- Catholics
- 1,150,000
- Parishes
- 60
- Catholics per parish
- 19,167
- Chancery
- Calle Altamira 116 Oriente, 89000 Tampico, Tamps., Messico
- Telephone
- Tel. [833]212-28-02; fax 212-28-10; 212-67-81
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Ciudad Victoria 141 km
- Ciudad Valles 150 km
- Huejutla 206 km
- Huautla 214 km
- Tuxpan 234 km
- San Luis Potosí 256 km
Parishes near the see
- Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe · Villa Manuel <1 km
- Madre del Divino Pastor · Aldama 5 km
- Santa Maria del Bernal · González 41 km
- Santo Cristo de la Paz · González 41 km
- Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe · Cuauhtémoc 47 km
- Natividad de Nuestro Señor Jesucristo · La Colonia 58 km
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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001003162 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08