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Diocese of

Veracruz

Mexico Mexico

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese

Ecclesiastical Province: Jalapa

Neighbouring Dioceses: Tuxtepec (↓), Córdoba (←), Jalapa (↖), San Andrés Tuxtla (↘)

Address: Insurgentes Veracruzanos #470, Paseo del Malecón, 91700 - Veracruz, Ver., Mexico

Phone: (229) 9-31-24-13

Website: Link

History

  • 1962.06.09: Established as Diocese of Veracruz / Veræ Crucis (Latin) (from Diocese of San Andrés Tuxtla)

Papal Visits

Special Churches

Present Prelates

Bishop (2006.05.08 – ...):Bishop Luis Felipe Gallardo Martín del Campo, S.D.B. (71)Bishop Luis Felipe Gallardo Martín del Campo, S.D.B. (71)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Veracruz (Roman Rite)

Bishop Luis Felipe Gallardo Martín del Campo, S.D.B. (71)Bishop Luis Felipe Gallardo Martín del Campo, S.D.B. (71)
(2006.05.08 – ...)

Bishop of Veracruz (Mexico)

Born:1941.12.12 (Mexico)
Ordained Priest:1967.12.22
Consecrated Bishop:2001.02.24

Bishop-Prelate of Mixes (Mexico) (2000.12.16 – 2006.05.08)

Bishop of Veracruz (Mexico) (2006.05.08 – ...)

Bishop Luis Gabriel Cuara Méndez
(2000.02.18 – 2005.11.20)

Born:1939.02.25 (Mexico)
Ordained Priest:1962.12.02
Consecrated Bishop:1989.10.25
Died:2005.11.20 († 66)

Bishop of Tuxpan (Mexico) (1989.08.06 – 2000.02.18)

Bishop of Veracruz (Mexico) (2000.02.18 – 2005.11.20)

Bishop José Guadalupe Padilla Lozano
(1963.01.15 – 2000.02.18)

Born:1920.12.12 (Mexico)
Ordained Priest:1946.04.20
Consecrated Bishop:1963.03.19
Died:2013.09.08 († 92)

Bishop of Veracruz (Mexico) (1963.01.15 – 2000.02.18)

as of 2013.09.24

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