The
Roman Catholic
Roman or Romans most often refers to:
*Rome, the capital city of Italy
* Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
* Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a let ...
Archdiocese of Tijuana ( la, Archidioecesis Tigiuanaënsis) is a
Metropolitan Archdiocese
A metropolis religious jurisdiction, or a metropolitan archdiocese, is an episcopal see whose bishop is the metropolitan bishop or archbishop of an ecclesiastical province. Metropolises, historically, have been important cities in their provinces.
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in
Mexico
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. It is based in the city of
Tijuana
Tijuana ( ,["Tijuana"](_blank)
(US) and [< ...]
,
Baja California
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, and the
province
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has the
suffragan dioceses of
Ensenada,
La Paz en la Baja California Sur, and
Mexicali
Mexicali (; ) is the capital city of the Mexican state of Baja California. The city, seat of the Mexicali Municipality, has a population of 689,775, according to the 2010 census, while the Calexico–Mexicali metropolitan area is home to 1,000,0 ...
.
Bishops
Ordinaries
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Ramón María de San José Moreno y Castañeda, O. Carm. (1873–1879). appointed Bishop of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas)
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Buenaventura del Purísimo Corazón de María Portillo y Tejeda
Buenaventura (Spanish, 'good fortune', and the name of Saint Bonaventure) or Buena Ventura may refer to:
People
* Buenaventura Báez (1812-1884), president of the Dominican Republic for five terms
* Buenaventura Bagaria (1882–1947), a Spanish s ...
, O.F.M. (1880–1882), appointed Bishop of Chilapa, Guerrero
*
Silvino Ramírez y Cuera (1921–1922)
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Alfredo Galindo Mendoza, M.Sp.S. (1948–1970)
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Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo
Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo (11 November 1926 – 24 May 1993) was an Archbishop of the Catholic Church in Mexico who served as the eighth archbishop of the see of Guadalajara and as a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
Posadas Ocampo was ...
(1970–1982), appointed Bishop of Cuernavaca, Morelos; future Cardinal
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Emilio Carlos Berlie Belaunzarán (1983–1995), appointed Archbishop of Yucatán
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Rafael Romo Muñoz (1996–2016)
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Francisco Moreno Barrón (2016–present)
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
*
Francisco Javier Chavolla Ramos, appointed Bishop of Matamoros, Tamaulipas in 1991
*
Ramón Castro Castro Ramón or Ramon may refer to:
People Given name
* Ramon (footballer, born 1998), Brazilian footballer
* Ramón (footballer, born 1990), Brazilian footballer
*Ramón (singer), Spanish singer who represented Spain in the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest ...
, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Yucatán in 2004
See also
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List of Roman Catholic archdioceses in México
The Roman Catholic Church in Mexico comprises eighteen ecclesiastical provinces each headed by an archbishop. The provinces in turn comprise 18 archdioceses, 69 dioceses, and 5 territorial prelatures and each headed by a bishop (of some kind).
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External links and references
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*Official Website of the Archdiocese: http://www.iglesiatijuana.org/
Roman Catholic dioceses in Mexico
Tijuana, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of
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Religious organizations established in 1874
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century
1874 establishments in Mexico
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