Roman Catholic Diocese of Tapachula

The Diocese of Tapachula (Latin: Dioecesis Tapacolensis, Spanish: diócesis de Tapachula ) is a location in Mexico Roman Catholic diocese based in Tapachula.

History

The Diocese of Tapachula was born on June 19, 1957 by Pope Pius XII. built with the Apostolic Constitution Cum Nos of cessions of territory of the Diocese of Chiapas and the Archdiocese of Antequera is a suffragan. On 25 November 2006, the Diocese of Tapachula by Pope Benedict XVI was. the Archdiocese of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, suffragan assumed with the Apostolic Constitution Mexicani populi.

Bishops of Tapachula

  • Adolfo Hernandez Hurtado, 1958-1970, then bishop of Zamora
  • Bartolomé Carrasco Briseño, 1971-1976, then Archbishop of Antequera
  • Juvenal Porcayo Uribe, 1976-1983
  • Luis Miguel Marín Cantón, 1984-1990
  • Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel, 1991-2000, then Bishop of San Cristóbal de Las Casas
  • Rogelio Cabrera López, 2001-2004, then Bishop of Tuxtla Gutiérrez
  • Leopoldo González González, since 2005
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