Roman Catholic Diocese of San Andrés Tuxtla

Roman Catholic Diocese of San Andrés Tuxtla

The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Andrés Tuxtla (erected 23 May 1959) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Jalapa. In 1962, it lost territory to form the Archdiocese of Jalapa and the Diocese of Veracruz. It also lost territory in 1984 with the formation of the Diocese of Coatzacoalcos.

Ordinaries

*Jesús Villareal y Fierro (1959 -1965)
*Arturo Antonio Szymanski Ramírez (1965 -1968)
*Guillermo Ranzahuer González (1969 -2004) - Bishop Emeritus
*José Trinidad Zapata Ortiz (2004 - )

External links and References

*cite web|title = Diocese of San Andrés Tuxtla|work=Catholic-Hierarchy|url =http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dsnat.html|accessdate=2007-02-06


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