Ecclesiastical province Province of Tuxtla Parishes 65 Rite Roman Rite Country Mexico | Metropolitan Tuxtla Denomination Roman Catholic Area 22,636 km² Bishop Fabio Martínez Castilla | |
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Population
- Total
- Catholics (as of 2010)
1,270,000
989,000 (77.9%) Auxiliary bishop Monseñor José Luis Mendoza Corzo Obispo Chiapaneco | ||
Arquidi cesis de tuxtla guti rrez y di cesis de tapachula y san crist bal de las casas
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tuxtla (Latin: Archidioecesis Tuxtlensis) is a Metropolitan Archdiocese based in Tuxtla, Chiapas, Mexico. It is responsible for the suffragan dioceses of Tapachula and Las Casas. Benedict XVI elevated it to the level of archdiocese on 25 November 2006.
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Masses in Tzotzil and Tzeltal languages
In 2013, Pope Francis approved translations of the prayers for Mass and the celebration of sacraments into Tzotzil and Tzeltal. The translations include "the prayers used for Mass, marriage, baptisms, confirmations, confessions, ordinations and the anointing of the sick Bishop Arizmendi said Oct. 6 that the texts, which took approximately eight years to translate, would be used in his diocese and the neighboring Archdiocese of Tuxtla. Mass has been celebrated in the diocese in recent years with the assistance of translators—except during homilies—Bishop Arizmendi said in an article in the newspaper La Jornada.