Diocese of Tapachula Dioecesis Tapacolensis Diócesis de Tapachula | |
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Location | |
Country | Mexico |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Tuxtla Gutiérrez |
Metropolitan | Tapachula, Chiapas |
Statistics | |
Area | 4,729 sq mi (12,250 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 1,714,000 1,498,000 (87.4%) |
Parishes | 42 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 19 June 1957 (67 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Joseph |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | vacant |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Domingo Díaz Martínez |
Map | |
Website | |
www.diocesisdetapachula.com |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tapachula (Latin: Dioecesis Tapacolensis) is a Latin rite suffragan diocese of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tuxtla Gutiérrez.
It cathedral Episcopal see is the Catedral de San José, dedicated to Saint Joseph, in Tapachula, Chiapas. Its bishop is Jaime Calderón Calderón.