Suffragan diocese Acatepec, Puebla, Mexico

Diocese of Tehuacán

Tehuacanien(sis)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Tehuacán is a Latin rite diocese in southeastern Puebla state, Mexico, erected in 1962 and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Puebla de los Ángeles. Its seat is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Tehuacán.

On the map

The address the register holds for Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, in Acatepec, Mexico.

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Established: 1962
Catholics: 1,047,860
Priests: 94
Territory: 6,294 km²

Parishes and churches

59 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: Gonzalo Alonso Calzada Guerrero
Born: 7 July 1964
Birthplace: San Luis de la Paz

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The cathedral

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception stands in Acatepec, 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.

The see

Rank: Suffragan diocese
Tradition: Latin Church
Erected: 13 January 1962
Latin: Tehuacanien(sis)
Annuario code: 001003189

The see in figures

Catholics: 1,047,860
Population: 1,124,380
Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds: 93.2%
Priests: 94
Catholics per priest: 11,147
Extent: 6,294 km²
Catholics per km²: 166

Figures from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.

The province of Puebla de los Ángeles

A suffragan of Archdiocese of Puebla de los Ángeles.

The sees of this province:

Archdiocese of Puebla de los ÁngelesAcajete

On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.

Sees near here

Diocese of OrizabaOrizaba53 km
Diocese of CórdobaCórdoba68 km
Diocese of Huajuapan de LeónHuajuapan de León83 km
Diocese of TuxtepecAcatlán de Pérez Figueroa88 km
Archdiocese of Puebla de los ÁngelesAcajete107 km
Diocese of TlaxcalaTlaxcala130 km
Diocese of VeracruzVeracruz156 km
Diocese of TlapaTlapa163 km

Measured see to see, from the point each record holds. On how the Church is ordered, see the diocese.

Sources

The see's own website · Wikipedia

Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: [email protected].