The

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Archdiocese of Tuxtla ( la, Archidioecesis Tuxtlensis) is a

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based in Tuxtla,

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. It is responsible for the suffragan dioceses of

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and Las Casas.

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elevated it to the level of

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on 25 November 2006.

Masses in Tzotzil and Tzeltal languages

In 2013,

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approved translations of the prayers for

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and the celebration of sacraments into

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and Tzeltal. The translations include "the prayers used for Mass, marriage, baptisms, confirmations, confessions, ordinations and the anointing of the sick Bishop Arizmendi said Oct. 6 that the texts, which took approximately eight years to translate, would be used in his diocese and the neighboring Archdiocese of Tuxtla. Mass has been celebrated in the diocese in recent years with the assistance of translators—except during

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—Bishop Arizmendi said in an article in the newspaper

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Bishops

Ordinaries

* José Trinidad Sepúlveda Ruiz-Velasco (1965–1988), appointed Bishop of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco *

Felipe Aguirre Franco Felipe is the Spanish variant of the name Philip, which derives from the Greek adjective ''Philippos'' "friend of horses". Felipe is also widely used in Portuguese-speaking Brazil alongside Filipe, the form commonly used in Portugal. Noteworthy ...

(1988–2000), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Acapulco, Guerrero * José Luis Chávez Botello (2001–2003), appointed Archbishop of Antequera, Oaxaca *

Rogelio Cabrera López Rogelio Cabrera López (born 24 January 1951) is a Mexican prelate of the Catholic Church who has been the archbishop of Monterrey since 2012. He has been a bishop since 1996. Biography Rogelio Cabrera López was born in Santa Catarina, Guanajua ...

(2004–2012), appointed Archbishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León * Fabio Martinez Castilla (2013–present); formerly Bishop, Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas

Auxiliary bishops

(1974–1988), appointed Bishop here * José Luis Mendoza Corzo (2007–

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

Óscar Armando Campos Contreras Oscar or Oskar is a masculine given name of Irish origin. Etymology The name is derived from two elements in Irish: the first, ''os'', means "deer"; the second element, ''car'', means "loving" or "friend", thus "deer-loving one" or "friend of deer" ...

, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca in 2006 *

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, appointed Bishop of Tuxtepec, Oaxaca in 2015 * Guadalupe Antonio Ruíz Urquín, appointed Prelate of Huautla, Oaxaca in 2020

References

External links

* Official Blog at Blogger Roman Catholic dioceses in Mexico Roman Catholic ecclesiastical provinces in Mexico Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Tuxtla Gutiérrez Christian organizations established in 1964 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century Tuxtla Gutiérrez {{Mexico-RC-diocese-stub