Roman Catholic Diocese of Texcoco
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Texcoco (Latin: Dioecesis Texcocensis) (erected 30 April 1960) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Tlalnepantla.
Diocese of Texcoco Dioecesis Texcocensis Diócesis de Texcoco | |
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 Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción | |
| Location | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Tlalnepantla |
| Metropolitan | Tlalnepantla |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 439 sq mi (1,140 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 1,605,000 1,442,534 (89.9%) |
| Parishes | 60 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 30 April 1960 (63 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Juan Manuel Mancilla Sánchez |
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Bishops
Ordinaries
- Francisco Ferreira Arreola (1960–1977)
- Magín Camerino Torreblanca Reyes (1978–1997)
- Carlos Aguiar Retes (1997–2009), appointed Archbishop of Tlalnepantla; elevated to Cardinal in 2016
- Juan Manuel Mancilla Sánchez (2009–Present)
Auxiliary bishops
- Magín Camerino Torreblanca Reyes (1972-1978), appointed Bishop here
- Juan Manuel Mancilla Sánchez (2001-2005), appointed Bishop of Ciudad Obregón, Sonora (later returned to this diocese as Bishop)
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Luis Artemio Flores Calzada, appointed Bishop of Valle de Chalco, México in 2003
- Víctor René Rodríguez Gómez, appointed Bishop of Valle de Chalco, México in 2012
- Guillermo Francisco Escobar Galicia, appointed Bishop of Teotihuacán, México in 2008
- Jorge Cuapio Bautista, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Tlalnepantla, México in 2015
Territorial losses
| Year | Along with | To form |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Archdiocese of México | Diocese of Tlalnepantla |
| 1979 | Diocese of Tlalnepantla | Diocese of Cuautitlán |
| 1979 | Diocese of Netzahualcóyotl | |
| 1995 | Archdiocese of Tlalnepantla | Diocese of Ecatepec |
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