Roman Catholic Diocese of Papantla
Latin Catholic jurisdiction in Mexico
Diocese of Papantla Dioecesis Papantlensis Diócesis de Papantla | |
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Location | |
Country | Mexico |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Xalapa |
Statistics | |
Area | 4,635 sq mi (12,000 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 1,799,648 1,380,738 (76.6%) |
Parishes | 50 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 24 November 1922 (101 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Assumption of Our Lady |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | José Trinidad Zapata Ortiz |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Vacant |
Bishops emeritus | Lorenzo Cárdenas Aregullín |
Map | |
Website | |
www.diocesisdepapantla.org.mx |
The Diocese of Papantla (Latin: Dioecesis Papantlensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Mexico. It was erected 24 November 1922 and based in the Mexican city of Papantla, Veracruz. The diocese is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Xalapa. Along with the Dioceses of Huejutla, Tulancingo and Tampico, it lost territory in 1962 to form the Diocese of Tuxpan.
Bishops
Ordinaries
- Nicolás Corona y Corona (1922–1950)
- Luis Cabrera Cruz (1950–1958), appointed Bishop of San Luis Potosí
- Alfonso Sánchez Tinoco (1959–1970)
- Sergio Obeso Rivera (1971–1974), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Jalapa (Xalapa), Veracruz; future Cardinal
- Genaro Alamilla Arteaga (1974–1980)
- Lorenzo Cárdenas Aregullín (1980–2012)
- Jorge Carlos Patron Wong (2012–2013); formerly served as Coadjutor Bishop to Bishop Aregullín; named Secretary of the Congregation for the Clergy on September 21, 2013[1] and became an archbishop
- José Trinidad Zapata Ortiz (2014-
Coadjutor bishop
- Jorge Carlos Patrón Wong (2009-2012)
Episcopal see
Teziutlán, Puebla: In 1901, the see was changed to Teziutlán, in Eastern Puebla, near to the border with Veracruz.
External links and references
- "Diocese of Papantla". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-06.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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