Roman Catholic Diocese of Papantla explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Papantla
Latin:Dioecesis Papantlensis
Local:Diócesis de Papantla
Country:Mexico
Province:Province of Xalapa
Area Sqmi:4,635
Population:1,799,648
Population As Of:2004
Catholics:1,380,738
Catholics Percent:76.6
Parishes:50
Denomination:Catholic Church
Sui Iuris Church:Latin Church
Rite:Roman Rite
Established:24 November 1922 (years ago)
Cathedral:Cathedral of the Assumption of Our Lady
Bishop:José Trinidad Zapata Ortiz
Metro Archbishop:Vacant
Emeritus Bishops:Lorenzo Cárdenas Aregullín
Map:Roman Catholic Diocese of Paplanta in Mexico.jpg
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

Coadjutor bishop

Episcopal see

Teziutlán, Puebla

In 1901, the see was changed to Teziutlán, in Eastern Puebla, near to the border with Veracruz.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . 2013-12-03 . 2016-03-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303204112/http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2013/11/30/0795/01791.html . dead .