Roman Catholic Diocese of Tabasco
| Diocese of Tabasco Dioecesis Tabasquensis Diócesis de Tabasco | |
|---|---|
 Catedral del Señor | |
| Location | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Yucatán |
| Metropolitan | Villahermosa, Tabasco |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 9,759 sq mi (25,280 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 2,023,000 1,482,000 (73.3%) |
| Parishes | 63 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 25 May 1880 (135 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Lord |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Benjamín Castillo Plascencia |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Emilio Carlos Berlie Belaunzarán |
| Emeritus Bishops | José de Jesús García Ayala |
| Website | |
| www.diocesistabasco.org.mx | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tabasco (Latin: Dioecesis Tabasquensis) (erected 25 May 1880) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Yucatán.
Ordinaries
- Agustín de Jesús Torres y Hernandez, C.M. (1881 - 1885)
- Perfecto Amézquita y Gutiérrez, C.M. (1886 - 1896)
- Francisco Maria Campos y Angeles (1897 - 1907)
- Leonardo Castellanos y Castellanos (1908 - 1912)
- Antonio Hernández y Rodríguez (1912 - 1922)
- Pascual Díaz y Barreto, S.J. (1922 - 1929)
- Vicente Camacho y Moya (1930 - 1943)
- José de Jesús Angulo del Valle y Navarro (1945 - 1966)
- Antonio Hernández Gallegos (1967 - 1973)
- Rafael Garcia González (1974 - 1992)
- Florencio Olvera Ochoa (1992 - 2002)
- Benjamín Castillo Plascencia (2003 - 2010)
- Gerardo de Jesús Rojas López (2010 - )
Episcopal See
External links and references
- "Diocese of Tabasco". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2015-11-12.
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