Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tulancingo

Archdiocese of Tulancingo
Archidioecesis Tulancingensis
Arquidiócesis de Tulancingo

Catedral de San Juan Bautista
Location
Country Mexico
Ecclesiastical province Province of Tulancingo
Metropolitan Tulancingo
Statistics
Area 4,131 sq mi (10,700 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
1,607,000
1,480,845 (92.1%)
Parishes 84
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established 26 January 1863 (153 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop Domingo Díaz Martínez
Emeritus Bishops Pedro Arandadíaz Muñoz

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tulancingo (Latin: Archidioecesis Tulancingensis) is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Mexico. The Archdiocese comprises the province of Hidalgo, and the archepiscopal see is located in the Mexican city of Tulancingo

As a Metropolitan Archdiocese, it is responsible for the suffragan dioceses of Huejutla and Tula. It was elevated as Archdiocese on November 25, 2005.

The current archbishop is Domingo Díaz Martínez, who was appointed in 2008.

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    Coordinates: 20°04′49.53″N 98°22′8.95″W / 20.0804250°N 98.3691528°W / 20.0804250; -98.3691528


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