Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tulancingo

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tulancingo (Latin: Archidioecesis Tulancingensis) is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite 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
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
Coat of arms
Location
CountryMexico
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Tulancingo
MetropolitanTulancingo
Statistics
Area4,131 sq mi (10,700 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2010)
1,607,000
1,480,845 (92.1%)
Parishes84
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established26 January 1863 (157 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of St. John the Baptist
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopDomingo 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 Archdiocese on November 25, 2005.

The current archbishop is Domingo Díaz Martínez, who was appointed in 2008.

Bishops

Ordinaries

  • 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 (since 2008)

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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