Roman Catholic Diocese of Tapachula explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Tapachula
Latin:Dioecesis Tapacolensis
Local:Diócesis de Tapachula
Country:Mexico
Metropolitan:Tapachula, Chiapas
Province:Province of Tuxtla Gutiérrez
Area Sqmi:4,729
Population:1,714,000
Population As Of:2010
Catholics:1,498,000
Catholics Percent:87.4
Parishes:42
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Rite:Roman Rite
Established:19 June 1957 (years ago)
Cathedral:Cathedral of St. Joseph
Bishop:vacant
Metro Archbishop:Domingo Díaz Martínez
Map:Diócesis de Tapachula.svg
Website:www.diocesisdetapachula.com

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tapachula (Latin: Dioecesis Tapacolensis) is a Latin rite suffragan diocese of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tuxtla Gutiérrez.

It cathedral Episcopal see is the Catedral de San José, dedicated to Saint Joseph, in Tapachula, Chiapas. Its bishop is Jaime Calderón Calderón.

History

It was erected on 19 June 1957 as Diocese of Tapachula / Tapacolen(sis) (Latin), on territory split off from the Diocese of Chiapas and suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca until 25 November 2006.

Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 1,488,000 Catholics (83.9% of 1,773,000 total) on 12,244 km² in 47 parishes and 11 missions with 101 priests (90 diocesan, 11 religious), 142 lay religious (11 brothers, 131 sisters) and 66 seminarians.

Episcopal Ordinaries

Suffragan Bishops of Tapachula

See also

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