Roman Catholic Diocese of San Andrés Tuxtla
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Diocese of San Andrés Tuxtla Dioecesis Sancti Andreae de Tuxtla Diócesis de San Andrés Tuxtla |
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Catedral de San José y San Andrés
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| Location | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Jalapa |
| Metropolitan | San Andrés Tuxtla |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 5,212 sq mi (13,500 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 1,085,000 1,010,000 (93.1%) |
| Parishes | 56 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 23 May 1959 (57 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Joseph and St. Andrew |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | José Trinidad Zapata Ortiz |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Hipólito Reyes Larios |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Andrés Tuxtla (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Andreae de Tuxtla) (erected 23 May 1959) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Jalapa. In 1962, it lost territory to form the Archdiocese of Jalapa and the Diocese of Veracruz. It also lost territory in 1984 with the formation of the Diocese of Coatzacoalcos.
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