The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tulancingo (Latin: Archidioecesis Tulancingensis) is an archdiocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in Mexico. The Archdiocese comprises the province of Hidalgo, and the archiepiscopal see is located in the Mexican city of Tulancingo
Archdiocese of Tulancingo Archidioecesis Tulancingensis Arquidiócesis de Tulancingo | |
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Location | |
Country | Mexico |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Tulancingo |
Metropolitan | Tulancingo |
Statistics | |
Area | 4,131 sq mi (10,700 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 1,607,000 1,480,845 (92.1%) |
Parishes | 84 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 26 January 1863 (161 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St. John the Baptist |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Oscar Roberto Domínguez Couttolenc |
Bishops emeritus | Domingo Díaz Martínez |
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As a Metropolitan Archdiocese, it is responsible for the suffragan dioceses of Huejutla and Tula. It was elevated as an archdiocese on November 25, 2005.
Leadership
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- Juan Bautista de Ormeachea y Ernáez (1863–1884)
- Agustín de Jesús Torres y Hernandez, C.M. (1885–1889)
- José María Armas y Rosales (1891–1898)
- Maximiano Reynoso y del Corral (1898–1902)
- José Mora y del Rio (1901–1907)
- José Juan de Jésus Herrera y Piña (1907–1921)
- Vicente Castellanos y Núñez (1921–1932)
- Luis María Altamirano y Bulnes (1933–1937)
- Miguel Darío Miranda y Gómez (1937–1955)
- Adalberto Almeida y Merino (1956–1962)
- José Esaul Robles Jiménez (1962–1974)
- Pedro Aranda-Díaz Muñoz (1975–2008)
- Domingo Díaz Martínez (2008–2024)
- Oscar Roberto Domínguez Couttolenc (2024–present)
- Auxiliary bishop
- Luis Benitez y Cabañas, S.J. (1926–1933)
- Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- José Fernández Arteaga, appointed Bishop of Apatzingán, Michoacán in 1974
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