Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tlalnepantla

Archdiocese of Tlalnepantla
Archidioecesis Tlanepantlanus
ArquidiĂłcesis de Tlalnepantla

Corpus Christi Cathedral
Location
Country Mexico
Ecclesiastical province Tlalnepantla
Statistics
Area 263 sq mi (680 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2010)
3,980,000
3,184,000 (80%)
Parishes 200
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established 13 January 1964 (53 years ago)
Cathedral Catedral de Corpus Christi
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop Carlos Aguiar Retes
Auxiliary Bishops EfraĂ­n Mendoza Cruz
Francisco RamĂ­rez Navarro
Emeritus Bishops Ricardo GuĂ­zar DĂ­az

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tlalnepantla (Latin: Archidioecesis Tlanepantlanus) is a Metropolitan Archdiocese in Mexico. Based in Tlalnepantla, México state, its suffragan dioceses include Cuautitlán, Ecatepec, Izcalli, Netzahualcóyotl, Teotihuacan, Texcoco, and Valle de Chalco.

Since 2009, Archbishop Carlos Aguiar Retes has served as Archbishop of Tlalnepantla. He currently also serves as the President of the Mexican Episcopal Conference.[1]

On Tuesday, September 18, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI named Archbishop Aguiar Retes to serve as one of the papally-appointed Synod Fathers for the upcoming October 2012 13th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on the New Evangelization.[2]

Ordinaries

See also

  1. ↑ http://www.catholicnews.com/data/briefs/cns/20121115.htm#head6
  2. ↑ "press.catholica.va/news_services/bulletin/news/29687.php?index=29687&po_date=18.09.2012&lang=en - Translator". Microsofttranslator.com. 2012-09-18. Retrieved 2016-05-12.

Coordinates: 19°32′16″N 99°11′41″W / 19.5379°N 99.1946°W / 19.5379; -99.1946


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