The Diocese of Tuxpan ( la, Dioecesis Tuxpaniensis) It was erected 9 June 1962. The diocese is a
suffragan
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in the
ecclesiastical province
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of the
metropolitan Archdiocese of Xalapa.
Bishops
Ordinaries
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Ignacio Lehonor Arroyo
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(1963-1982)
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Mario de Gasperín Gasperín
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(1983-1989), appointed Bishop of Querétaro
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Luis Gabriel Cuara Méndez
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(1989-2000), appointed Bishop of Veracruz
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Domingo Díaz Martínez
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(2002-2008), appointed Archbishop of Tulancingo, Hidalgo
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Juan Navarro Castellanos
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(2009-2021)
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Roberto Madrigal Gallegos (2021-)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
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Francisco Eduardo Cervantes Merino
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Nicknames
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, appointed Bishop of Orizaba, Veracruz in 2015
Episcopal See
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Tuxpan, Veracruz
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 ...
External links and references
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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 ...
Tuxpan, Roman Catholic Diocese of
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 ...
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 ...
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