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Roman Catholic Diocese of San Andrés Tuxtla

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Diocese of San Andrés Tuxtla

Dioecesis Sancti Andreae de Tuxtla

Diócesis de San Andrés Tuxtla
Catedral de San José y San Andrés
Location
CountryMexico
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Jalapa
MetropolitanSan Andrés Tuxtla
Statistics
Area5,212 sq mi (13,500 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
1,085,000
1,010,000 (93.1%)
Parishes56
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established23 May 1959 (65 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of St. Joseph and St. Andrew
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJosé Luis Canto Sosa
Metropolitan ArchbishopVacant
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Andrés Tuxtla (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Andreae de Tuxtla) (erected 23 May 1959) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Jalapa. In 1962, it lost territory to form the Archdiocese of Jalapa and the Diocese of Veracruz. It also lost territory in 1984 with the formation of the Diocese of Coatzacoalcos.

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  • "Diocese of San Andrés Tuxtla". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-06.