Diocese of Tapachula Dioecesis Tapacolensis Diócesis de Tapachula |
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Location | |
Country | Mexico |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Tuxtla Gutiérrez |
Metropolitan | Tapachula, Chiapas |
Statistics | |
Area | 4,729 sq mi (12,250 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 1,714,000 1,498,000 (87.4%) |
Parishes | 42 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 19 June 1957 (59 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Joseph |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Leopoldo González González |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Domingo Díaz Martínez |
Map | |
Website | |
www.diocesisdetapachula.com |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tapachula (Latin: Dioecesis Tapacolensis) (erected 19 June 1957) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Tuxtla Gutiérrez. It was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca until 25 November 2006.