Roman Catholic Diocese of Huejutla

Roman Catholic diocese in Mexico
Diocese of Huejutla

Dioecesis Hueiutlensis

Diócesis de Huejutla
Coat of arms of the Diocese of Huejutla
Coat of arms
Location
Country Mexico
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Tulancingo
MetropolitanHuejutla de Reyes
Statistics
Area2,322 sq mi (6,010 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2013)
557,000
547,000 (98.2%)
Parishes47
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established24 November 1922 (101 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of St. Augustine
Secular priests98
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJose Hirais Acosta Beltran
Metropolitan ArchbishopDomingo Díaz Martínez
Map
Website
diocesisdehuexotla.galeon.com

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Huejutla (Latin: Dioecesis Hueiutlensis) (erected 24 November 1922) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Tulancingo. It is centred on the Mexican city of Huejutla de Reyes, Hidalgo.

Ordinaries

  • José de Jesús Manríquez y Zárate (1922 - 1939)
  • Manuel Jerónimo Yerena y Camarena (1940 - 1963)
  • Bartolomé Carrasco Briseño (1963 - 1967)
  • Sefafín Vásquez Elizalde (1968 - 1977)
  • Juan de Dios Caballero Reyes (1978 - 1993)
  • Salvador Martínez Pérez (1994 - 2009)
  • Salvador Rangel Mendoza, O.F.M. (2009 - 2015)
  • Jose Hirais Acosta Beltran (2016–Present)

Territorial losses

Year Along with To form
1960 Diocese of San Luis Potosí Diocese of Ciudad Valles
1962 Diocese of Papantla
Diocese of Tulancingo
Diocese of Tampico
Diocese of Tuxpan

External links and references

  • "Diocese of Huejutla". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-10.

21°08′26″N 98°25′11″W / 21.1406°N 98.4196°W / 21.1406; -98.4196

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