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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Xalapa

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Xalapa

Latin Catholic jurisdiction in Mexico

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.

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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. [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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