Roman Catholic Diocese of Tampico

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tampico (erected 12 March 1870 as Diocese of Ciudad Victoria-Tamaulipas, renamed 25 February 1958) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Monterrey.

Contents 1 Ordinaries 2 Territorial losses 3 Episcopal See 4 External links and references

[edit] Ordinaries

• Francisco de la Concepción Ramírez y González, O.F.M. (1861 -1869)
• Jose Maria Ignacio Montes de Oca y Obregón (1871 -1879)
• Giuseppe Ignazio Eduardo Sánchez Camacho (1880 -1896)
• Filemón Fierro y Terán (1897 -1905)
• José de Jesús Guzmán y Sánchez (1909 -1914)
• José Guadalupe Ortíz y López (1919 -1923)
• Serafín María Armora y González (1923 -1955)
• Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada (1956 -1967)
• Arturo Antonio Szymanski Ramírez (1968 -1987)
• Rafael Gallardo García, O.S.A. (1987 -2003) - Bishop Emeritus
• José Luis Dibildox Martínez (2003 - )

[edit] Territorial losses

Year	Along with	To form
1922	Diocese of Veracruz-Jalapa	Diocese of Papantla
1958	--	Diocese of Matamoros
1962	Diocese of Huejutla Diocese of Papantla Diocese of Tulancingo	Diocese of Tuxpan
1964	Diocese of Matamoros	Diocese of Ciudad Victoria

[edit] Episcopal See

• Tampico, Tamaulipas

[edit] External links and references

• Diocese of Tampico. Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved on 2007-02-07.