The Diocese of Tuxpan ( la, Dioecesis Tuxpaniensis) It was erected 9 June 1962. The diocese is a
suffragan in the
ecclesiastical province
An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian Churches with traditional hierarchical structure, including Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity. In general, an ecclesiastical province consists of seve ...
of the
metropolitan Archdiocese of Xalapa.
Bishops
Ordinaries
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Ignacio Lehonor Arroyo (1963-1982)
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Mario de Gasperín Gasperín (1983-1989), appointed Bishop of Querétaro
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Luis Gabriel Cuara Méndez (1989-2000), appointed Bishop of Veracruz
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Domingo Díaz Martínez (2002-2008), appointed Archbishop of Tulancingo, Hidalgo
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Juan Navarro Castellanos (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, appointed Bishop of Orizaba, Veracruz in 2015
Episcopal See
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Tuxpan, Veracruz
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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