Archdiocese of Xalapa

Archidioecesis Ialapensis

Arquidiócesis de Xalapa
Catedral Metropolitana de la Immaculada Concepción
Location
CountryMexico
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Xalapa
Statistics
Area2,370 sq mi (6,100 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
1,156,000
1,105,000 (95.6%)
Parishes71
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established19 March 1863 (160 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Archbishop electJorge Carlos Patrón Wong
Auxiliary BishopsJosé Rafael Palma Capetillo
Map
Website
www.arquidiocesisdexalapa.com

The Archdiocese of Xalapa (Latin: Archidioecesis Ialapensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Mexico. Its episcopal see is Xalapa, Veracruz. A metropolitan see, its ecclesiastical province includes the suffragan dioceses of Coatzacoalcos, Córdoba, Orizaba, Papantla, San Andrés Tuxtla, Tuxpan and Veracruz.

Bishops

Ordinaries

Coadjutor bishop

Auxiliary bishop

  • José Rafael Palma Capetillo (2016–present)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

  • Ignacio Lehonor Arroyo, appointed Bishop of Tuxpan, Veracruz in 1963
  • Sergio Cardinal Obeso Rivera, appointed Bishop of Papantla, Puebla, México in 1971; future Cardinal

History

  • 19 March 1863: Erected as Diocese of Veracruz-Jalapa (from Antequera-Oaxaca and Tlaxcala).
  • 24 November 1922: Territory lost to Papantla.
  • 29 June 1951: Elevated as Archdiocese of Veracruz-Jalapa.
  • 23 May 1959: Territory lost to San Andrés Tuxtla.
  • 9 June 1962: Archdiocese of Jalapa erected; territory lost to Veracruz.
  • 15 April 2000: Territory lost to Córdoba.
  • 15 April 2000: Territory lost to Orizaba.

See also

References

  1. Ávila Pérez, Édgar (2021-08-23). "Reportan fallecimiento de Hipólito Reyes Larios, arzobispo de Xalapa". El Universal (Mexico City). Archived from the original on 2021-08-09. Retrieved 2021-08-22.

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