Roman Catholic Diocese of Tampico

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tampico (Latin: Dioecesis Tampicensis) (erected 12 March 1870 as Diocese of Ciudad Victoria-Tamaulipas, renamed 25 February 1958) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Monterrey.

Diocese of Tampico

Dioecesis Tampicensis

Diócesis de Tampico
Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción
Location
CountryMexico
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Monterrey
MetropolitanTampico, Tamaulipas
Statistics
Area8,756 sq mi (22,680 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2010)
1,234,000
1,150,000 (93.2%)
Parishes64
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established13 August 1861 (159 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJosé Armando Álvarez Cano
Metropolitan ArchbishopRogelio Cabrera López
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Bishops

Ordinaries

  • Francisco de la Concepción Ramírez y González, O.F.M. (1861–1869)
  • Jose Maria Ignacio Montes de Oca y Obregón (1871–1879), appointed Bishop of Linares o Nueva León, Nuevo León
  • Giuseppe Ignazio Eduardo Sánchez Camacho (1880–1896)
  • Filemón Fierro y Terán (1897–1905)
  • José de Jesús Guzmán y Sánchez (1909–1914)
  • José Guadalupe Ortíz y López (1919–1923), appointed Bishop of Chilapa, Guerrero
  • Serafín María Armora y González (1923–1955)
  • Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada (1956–1967), appointed Archbishop of Antequera, Oaxaca; future Cardinal
  • Arturo Antonio Szymanski Ramírez (1968–1987), appointed Bishop of San Luis Potosí
  • Rafael Gallardo García, O.S.A. (1987–2003)
  • José Luis Dibildox Martínez (2003–2018)
  • José Armando Álvarez Cano (2019–present)

Auxiliary bishop

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

  • Roberto Yenny García, appointed Bishop of Ciudad Valles, San Luís Potosí In 2020

Territorial losses

YearAlong withTo form
1922Diocese of Veracruz-JalapaDiocese of Papantla
1958Diocese of Matamoros
1962Diocese of Huejutla
Diocese of Papantla
Diocese of Tulancingo
Diocese of Tuxpan
1964Diocese of MatamorosDiocese of Ciudad Victoria

Episcopal See

See also

  • "Diocese of Tampico". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-07.


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