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Diocese of Tlaxcala

Dioecesis Tlaxcalensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 23 May 1959
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Puebla de los Ángeles
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Tlaxcala
  • Country: México
  • Square Kilometers: 4,060 (1,568 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Oriente
  • Mailing Address: Obispado, Lardizábal 45, 90000 Tlaxcala, Tlax., México
  • Telephone: (246)462-32-43
  • Fax: 462-07-39

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
23 May 1959ErectedArchdiocese of México (Tlaxcala)
Archdiocese of Puebla de los Ángeles (Tlaxcala)
Diocese of Tlaxcala (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1966360,000370,00097.3%6316794,55612542ap1967
1970416,608.0%65168102017642ap1971
1976576,000600,00096.0%6924936,193349246ap1977
1980629,000641,00098.1%7913926,8362312548ap1981
1990609,000691,00088.1%100201205,0754024560ap1991
1999885,430952,07693.0%129201495,94212729564ap2000
2000899,053968,34292.8%120201406,42114237164ap2001
2001898,000968,34292.7%129201496,02613637264ap2002
2002846,877962,64688.0%125151406,04912136062ap2003
2003989,0001,025,01596.5%132241566,33913436162ap2004
2004990,0201,040,11195.2%137221596,22613235964ap2005
20101,055,0001,077,00098.0%149211706,20513735276ap2011
20141,078,3271,184,97591.0%143171606,7391920174ap2015
20171,158,6801,295,17589.5%140201607,24112216775ap2018
20201,192,7001,325,70090.0%153221756,81512316882ap2021
20221,218,0001,354,00090.0%144171617,5652015683ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 51, Page 803, to Page 805

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