The Archdiocese of Xalapa ( la, Archidioecesis Ialapensis) is a

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ecclesiastical territory or

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. Its

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Xalapa, Veracruz Xalapa or Jalapa (, ), officially Xalapa-Enríquez (), is the capital city of the Mexico, Mexican States of Mexico, state of Veracruz and the name of the surrounding municipality. In the 2005 census the city reported a population of 387,879 and t ...

. A

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, its

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includes the

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s of

Coatzacoalcos Coatzacoalcos () is a major port city in the southern part of the Mexican state of Veracruz, mostly on the western side of the Coatzacoalcos River estuary, on the Bay of Campeche, on the southern Gulf of Mexico coast. The city serves as the munic ...

, Córdoba,

Orizaba Orizaba () is a city and municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located 20 km west of its sister city Córdoba, and is adjacent to Río Blanco and Ixtaczoquitlán, on Federal Highways 180 and 190. The city had a 2005 census ...

Papantla Papantla () is a city and municipality located in the north of the state of Veracruz, Mexico, in the Sierra Papanteca range and on the Gulf of Mexico. The city was founded in the 13th century by the Totonacs and has dominated the Totonacapan regio ...

San Andrés Tuxtla San Andrés Tuxtla is a city and municipality in the south of the Mexican state of Veracruz. The city is the largest in the Los Tuxtlas region. It was founded after an eruption of the San Martín Volcano pushed people into this valley during the ea ...

Tuxpan Tuxpan (or Túxpam, fully Túxpam de Rodríguez Cano) is both a municipality and city located in the Mexican state of Veracruz. The population of the city was 78,523 and of the municipality was 134,394 inhabitants, according to the INEGI census o ...

and

Veracruz Veracruz (), formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave), is one of the 31 states which, along with Me ...

Bishops

Ordinaries

* Francisco de Paula Suárez Peredo y Bezares (1863–1869) * José María Mora y Daza (1870–1884); appointed Bishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles) *

José Ignacio Suárez Peredo y Bezares José Ignacio Suárez Peredo y Bezares (born 1834 in Orizaba) was a Mexican clergyman and bishop for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Xalapa The Archdiocese of Xalapa ( la, Archidioecesis Ialapensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory o ...

(1887–1894) *

Joaquín Acadio Pagaza y Ordóñez Joaquín Acadio Pagaza y Ordóñez was a Mexican ecclesiastic, writer and translator, born 6 January, 1839 in Valle de Bravo, died 15 July 1918 in Xalapa. Life and work Pagaza was ordained in 1864 and served in various capacities until he was ma ...

(1895–1919) * St. Rafael Guízar Valencia (1919–1938) *

Manuel Pío López Estrada Manuel may refer to: People * Manuel (name) * Manuel (Fawlty Towers), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers'' * Charlie Manuel, manager of the Philadelphia Phillies * Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of the Byzantine Empire * Manu ...

(1939–1968) *

Emilio Abascal y Salmerón Emilio may refer to: * Emilio Navaira, a Mexican-American singer often called "Emilio" * Emilio Piazza Memorial School, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State * Emilio (given name) * ''Emilio'' (film), a 2008 film by Kim Jorgensen See also * Emílio (dis ...

(1968–1979) *

Sergio Obeso Rivera Sergio Obeso Rivera (; 31 October 1931 – 11 August 2019) was a Mexican prelate of the Catholic Church. He was Archbishop of Xalapa from 1979 to 2007 after serving as Bishop of Papantla from 1971 to 1974 and then as coadjutor in Xalapa from ...

(1979–2007); elevated to Cardinal in 2018 *

Hipólito Reyes Larios Hipólito Reyes Larios (August 13, 1946 – August 8, 2021) was a Mexican Roman Catholic prelate. Reyes served as the first Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orizaba in Veracruz from 2000 until 2007. He was then appointed Archbishop of the ...

(2007–2021); died in office *

Jorge Carlos Patrón Wong Jorge Carlos Patrón Wong (born 3 January 1958) is a Mexican archbishop who worked in the Roman Curia as Secretary for Seminaries of the Congregation for the Clergy from 2013 to 2021, when he was appointed Archbishop of Xalapa. He has been a ...

(2021–present)

Coadjutor bishop

(1974–1979); future Cardinal

Auxiliary bishop

José Rafael Palma Capetillo José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

(2016–present)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

Ignacio Lehonor Arroyo Ignacio is a male Spanish and Galician name originating either from the Roman family name Egnatius, meaning born from the fire, of Etruscan origin, or from the Latin name "Ignatius" from the word "Ignis" meaning "fire". This was the name of sev ...

, appointed Bishop of Tuxpan, Veracruz in 1963 *

Sergio Cardinal Obeso Rivera Sergio may refer to: * Sergio (given name), for people with the given name Sergio * Sergio (carbonado), the largest rough diamond ever found * ''Sergio'' (album), a 1994 album by Sergio Blass * ''Sergio'' (2009 film), a documentary film * ''Se ...

, 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.

References

External links

* Roman Catholic dioceses in Mexico Roman Catholic ecclesiastical provinces in Mexico A Religious organizations established in 1863 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century 1863 establishments in Mexico {{Mexico-RC-diocese-stub