Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Veracruz | |
Latin: | Dioecesis Verae Crucis |
Local: | Diócesis de Veracruz |
Country: | Mexico |
Province: | Province of Jalapa |
Area Sqmi: | 3,476 |
Population: | 2,105,000 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Catholics: | 1,894,000 |
Catholics Percent: | 90 |
Parishes: | 72 |
Denomination: | Catholic Church |
Sui Iuris Church: | Latin Church |
Rite: | Roman Rite |
Established: | 9 June 1962 (years ago) |
Cathedral: | Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary |
Bishop: | Carlos Briseño Arch, O.A.R. |
Metro Archbishop: | Hipólito Reyes Larios |
Emeritus Bishops: | Luis Felipe Gallardo Martín del Campo, S.D.B. |
Website: | diocesisdeveracruz.mx |
The Diocese of Veracruz (Latin: Dioecesis Verae Crucis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory of diocese of the Catholic Church in Mexico. It was erected 9 June 1962. The diocese is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Xalapa.