The

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Archdiocese of Tuxtla () 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

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. 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 (1988–2000), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Acapulco, Guerrero *

José Luis Chávez Botello José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese language, Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''J ...

(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, Guanaju ...

(2004–2012), appointed Archbishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León *

Fabio Martínez Castilla Fabio Martínez Castilla (20 July 1950 – 25 November 2023) was a Mexican Roman Catholic prelate. He was bishop of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas from 2007 to 2013 and archbishop of Tuxtla from 2013 until his death. He died due to ischemic crisis ...

(2013–2023); formerly Bishop, Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas

Auxiliary bishops

* Felipe Aguirre Franco (1974–1988), appointed Bishop here *

José Luis Mendoza Corzo José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , ...

(2007–

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

Óscar Armando Campos Contreras Oscar or Oskar is a masculine given name of English and 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 "f ...

, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca in 2006 *

José Alberto González Juárez José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , ...

, appointed Bishop of Tuxtepec, Oaxaca in 2015 *

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, 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