The Archdiocese of Puebla de los Ángeles ( la, Archidioecesis Angelorum) is a

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of the

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. It is the oldest Catholic diocese in

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. It was established on October 13, 1525 as the "Diocese of

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" and retained that name until it was elevated to an archdiocese in 1903. In 1959 a new Diocese of Tlaxcala was created and is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Puebla de los Ángeles."Metropolitan Archdiocese of Puebla de los Angeles"
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was created in 1530 and replaced the

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as Tlaxcala's

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in 1546. While its place as Mexico's most important Catholic see was short-lived, the Archdiocese of Puebla de los Ángeles is one of the largest archdioceses in Mexico today. Now a metropolitan see itself, within the

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of Puebla de los Ángeles contains two

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and

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Bishops

Ordinaries

Coadjutor bishop

* José Ignacio Márquez y Tóriz (1934–1945)

Auxiliary bishops

* Francisco Juan Leiza (de Leyva) (1739–1747) * Miguel Anselmo Álvarez de Abreu y Valdéz (1749–1765), appointed Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca * José Ignacio Márquez y Tóriz (1934), appointed Coadjutor here *

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 ...

(1953–1968), appointed Archbishop of Jalapa (Xalapa), Veracruz *

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(1970–1977), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Aguascalientes *

Rosendo Huesca Pacheco Rosendo Huesca Pacheco (3 March 1932 – 25 November 2017) was a Mexican Catholic prelate. Born in 1932, he was ordained a priest in 1956. In 1970, he was consecrated bishop. He became archbishop of Puebla de los Ángeles in 1977 and served until ...

(1970–1977), appointed Archbishop here * Eugenio Andrés Lira Rugarcía (2011–2016), appointed Bishop of Matamoros, Tamaulipas *

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(2011–2013), appointed Bishop of Tlapa, Guerrero * Tomás López Durán (2013– * Rutilo Felipe Pozos Lorenzini (2013–2020), appointed Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Obregón

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

* Joaquín Fernández de Madrid y Canal, appointed titular Bishop in 1834 *

Luis Munive Escobar Luis Munive Escobar (June 21, 1920 − May 25, 2001) was a Mexican Roman Catholic bishop. Ordained to the priesthood on March 25, 1944, Munive Escobar was named bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tlaxcala, Mexico Mexico (Spanish languag ...

, appointed Bishop of Tlaxcala in 1959 *

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, appointed Bishop of Huejutla, Hidalgo in 1963 * José Trinidad Medel Pérez, appointed Bishop of Tula, Hidalgo in 1986

Bishops

Ordinaries

Coadjutor bishop

Auxiliary bishops

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

References

See also