Diocese of Tampico Dioecesis Tampicensis Diócesis de Tampico | |
|---|---|
 Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción | |
| Location | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Ecclesiastical province | Monterrey |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 8,756 sq mi (22,680 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 1,234,000 1,150,000 (93.2%) |
| Parishes | 64 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 13 August 1861 (162 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | José Armando Álvarez Cano |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Rogelio Cabrera López |
| Map | |
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The Diocese of Tampico (Latin: Dioecesis Tampicensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Mexico It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Monterrey. It was erected 12 March 1870 as the Diocese of Ciudad Victoria-Tamaulipas and renamed 25 February 1958.
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Bishops
Ordinaries
- Francisco de la Concepción Ramírez y González, O.F.M. (1861–1869)
- Jose Maria Ignacio Montes de Oca y Obregón (1871–1879), appointed Bishop of Linares o Nueva León, Nuevo León
- Giuseppe Ignazio Eduardo Sánchez Camacho (1880–1896)
- Filemón Fierro y Terán (1897–1905)
- José de Jesús Guzmán y Sánchez (1909–1914)
- José Guadalupe Ortíz y López (1919–1923), appointed Bishop of Chilapa, Guerrero
- Serafín María Armora y González (1923–1955)
- Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada (1956–1967), appointed Archbishop of Antequera, Oaxaca; future Cardinal
- Arturo Antonio Szymanski Ramírez (1968–1987), appointed Bishop of San Luis Potosí
- Rafael Gallardo García, O.S.A. (1987–2003)
- José Luis Dibildox Martínez (2003–2018)
- José Armando Álvarez Cano (2019–present)
Auxiliary bishop
- Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada (1952-1956), appointed Bishop here; future Cardinal
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Roberto Yenny García, appointed Bishop of Ciudad Valles, San Luís Potosí In 2020
Territorial losses
| Year | Along with | To form |
|---|---|---|
| 1922 | Diocese of Veracruz-Jalapa | Diocese of Papantla |
| 1958 | – | Diocese of Matamoros |
| 1962 | Diocese of Huejutla Diocese of Papantla Diocese of Tulancingo |
Diocese of Tuxpan |
| 1964 | Diocese of Matamoros | Diocese of Ciudad Victoria |
Episcopal See
See also
External links and references
- "Diocese of Tampico". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-07.
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