Bishop(s)
Suffragan Dioceses
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General Information
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Date | Event | From | To |
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Diocese of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles) | |||
13 October 1525 | Erected | Diocese of Carolense (Yucatán) (suppressed) | Diocese of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles) (erected) |
2 September 1530 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles) | Diocese of México (erected) |
21 June 1535 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles) | Diocese of Antequera, Oaxaca (erected) |
12 February 1546 | Metropolitan Changed | Diocese of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles) (From Seville (Spain) to Mexico (Mexico)) | |
19 November 1561 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles) | Diocese of Yucatán (Mérida) (erected) |
16 March 1863 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Michoacán
Archdiocese of México Diocese of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles) | Diocese of Chilapa (erected) |
19 March 1863 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Antequera, Oaxaca
Diocese of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles) | Diocese of Veracruz-Jalapa (erected) |
12 March 1870 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of México
Diocese of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles) Vicariate Apostolic of Tamaulipas | Diocese of Ciudad Victoria-Tamaulipas (erected) |
25 April 1902 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca
Diocese of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles) | Diocese of Mixtecas (erected) |
Archdiocese of Puebla de los Ángeles | |||
11 August 1903 | Elevated | Diocese of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles) | Archdiocese of Puebla de los Ángeles (Name Changed and Diocese raised to an Archdiocese) |
19 June 1931 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Puebla de los Ángeles (Teziutlan and Huetemalco) | Diocese of Papantla |
23 May 1959 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of México (Tlaxcala)
Archdiocese of Puebla de los Ángeles (Tlaxcala) | Diocese of Tlaxcala (erected) |
13 January 1962 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca (District of Tehuacan)
Archdiocese of Puebla de los Ángeles (Talcotepec (Santa Cruz), Atexcal (San Martin), Yehuaìtepec, Xochitlan (Todos Santos), Coyotepec (San Vicente), Ixcaquixtla (San Juan Bautista), Atenayuca (Juan N. Méndez), Cañada Morelos, and Palmar de Bravo.) | Diocese of Tehuacán (erected) |
Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
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Archdiocese of Puebla de los Ángeles | ||||||||||||
1950 | 1,470,000 | 1,500,000 | 98.0% | 286 | 66 | 352 | 4,176 | 90 | 901 | 173 | ap1951 | |
1966 | 1,709,800 | 1,724,846 | 99.1% | 297 | 114 | 411 | 4,160 | 145 | ap1967 | |||
1968 | 1,796,217 | 1,838,767 | 97.7% | 281 | 250 | 531 | 3,382 | 281 | 900 | 142 | ap1971 | |
1976 | 1,962,774 | 2,038,668 | 96.3% | 292 | 98 | 390 | 5,032 | 132 | 1,032 | 158 | ap1977 | |
1980 | 2,210,512 | 2,289,942 | 96.5% | 303 | 109 | 412 | 5,365 | 174 | 998 | 173 | ap1981 | |
1990 | 2,855,794 | 3,173,105 | 90.0% | 330 | 89 | 419 | 6,815 | 2 | 330 | 1,136 | 201 | ap1991 |
1999 | 4,702,264 | 4,930,529 | 95.4% | 394 | 117 | 511 | 9,202 | 1 | 229 | 1,033 | 204 | ap2000 |
2000 | 4,585,302 | 4,967,825 | 92.3% | 404 | 120 | 524 | 8,750 | 248 | 1,039 | 234 | ap2001 | |
2001 | 4,709,106 | 5,101,957 | 92.3% | 395 | 133 | 528 | 8,918 | 246 | 1,190 | 242 | ap2002 | |
2002 | 3,567,489 | 3,809,385 | 93.6% | 407 | 100 | 507 | 7,036 | 210 | 1,206 | 243 | ap2003 | |
2003 | 3,971,065 | 4,291,653 | 92.5% | 404 | 109 | 513 | 7,740 | 199 | 1,097 | 245 | ap2004 | |
2004 | 4,054,856 | 4,382,207 | 92.5% | 407 | 121 | 528 | 7,679 | 2 | 220 | 1,100 | 207 | ap2005 |
2011 | 4,484,000 | 4,820,000 | 93.0% | 387 | 160 | 547 | 8,197 | 2 | 208 | 720 | 277 | ap2014 |
2016 | 3,993,674 | 5,033,788 | 79.3% | 404 | 154 | 558 | 7,157 | 4 | 208 | 989 | 311 | ap2017 |
2019 | 5,554,200 | 7,048,600 | 78.8% | 427 | 160 | 587 | 9,462 | 6 | 234 | 1,459 | 322 | ap2020 |
2021 | 5,660,280 | 7,182,970 | 78.8% | 439 | 300 | 739 | 7,659 | 5 | 348 | 1,202 | 316 | ap2022 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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