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Roman Catholic Diocese of Veracruz

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Parishes
  
72

Rite
  
Roman Rite

Phone
  
+52 1 229 932 4829

Emeritus bishop
  
Luis Gabriel Cuara Méndez

Denomination
  
Roman Catholic

Area
  
9,003 km²

Country
  
Mexico

Metropolitan archbishop
  
Hipólito Reyes Larios

Roman Catholic Diocese of Veracruz

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2010) 2,105,000 1,894,000 (90%)

Established
  
9 June 1962 (54 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary

Address
  
Mario Molina 173, Centro, 91700 Veracruz, Ver., Mexico

Ecclesiastical provinces
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Xalapa, Veracruz

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Veracruz (Latin: Dioecesis Verae Crucis) (erected 9 June 1962) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Jalapa.

Contents

Ordinaries

  • José Guadalupe Padilla Lozano (1963–2000) - Bishop Emeritus
  • Luis Gabriel Cuara Méndez (2000–2005)
  • Luis Felipe Gallardo Martín del Campo, S.D.B. (2006 - )
  • Episcopal See

  • Veracruz, Veracruz
  • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Veracruz Wikipedia