Diocese of Tabasco, Mexico

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Tabasco / Tabasquen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Yucatán

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1880.05.25: Established as Diocese of Tabasco / Tabasquen(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Yucatán and became suffragan of México)
1891.06.23: Became suffragan of Antequera
1895.03.24: Lost territory to Diocese of Campeche
1906.11.11: Became suffragan of Yucatán
1964.10.27: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Tuxtla Gutiérrez

Contact Info

Address: Doña Fidencia #502, Centro, 86000 - Villahermosa, Tab., Mexico

Phone: (993) 3-12-13-97

Papal Visits

Pope John Paul II (1990.05)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2010.12.07 – ...):

Bishop Gerardo de Jesús Rojas López (67)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Tabasco (Roman Rite)

Bishop Gerardo de Jesús Rojas López (67)
(2010.12.07 – ...)

Bishop of Tabasco (Mexico)

Born:	1957.04.13 (Teocaltiche, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1983.09.16
Consecrated Bishop:	2004.08.04

Priest of Ciudad Juárez (Mexico) (1983.09.16 – 2004.05.22)

Bishop of Nuevo Casas Grandes (Mexico) (2004.05.22 – 2010.12.07)

Bishop of Tabasco (Mexico) (2010.12.07 – ...)

Bishop José Benjamín Castillo Plascencia (79)
(2003.02.08 – 2010.04.29)

Bishop emeritus of Celaya (Mexico)

Pro eis

Born:	1945.09.09 (Ixtlahuacán del Río, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1974.04.14
Consecrated Bishop:	2000.01.08

Priest of Guadalajara (Mexico) (1974.04.14 – 1999.11.18)

Titular Bishop of Sufasar (1999.11.18 – 2003.02.08)

Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara (Mexico) (1999.11.18 – 2003.02.08)

Bishop of Tabasco (Mexico) (2003.02.08 – 2010.04.29)

Bishop of Celaya (Mexico) (2010.04.29 – 2021.06.12)

Bishop Florencio Olvera Ochoa
(1992.10.19 – 2002.02.22)

Jesucristo el de ayer, de hoy y de siempre

Born:	1933.10.12 (Tequisquiapan, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1958.10.26
Consecrated Bishop:	1992.11.30
Died:	2020.12.20 (Querétaro, Mexico † 87)

Bishop of Tabasco (Mexico) (1992.10.19 – 2002.02.22)

Bishop of Cuernavaca (Mexico) (2002.02.22 – 2009.07.10)

Bishop Rafael Garcia González
(1974.05.30 – 1992.01.04)

Born:	1926.05.10 (Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1949.04.02
Consecrated Bishop:	1972.08.15
Died:	1994.11.08 († 68)

Titular Bishop of Urbisaglia (1972.07.10 – 1974.05.30)

Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara (Mexico) (1972.07.10 – 1974.05.30)

Bishop of Tabasco (Mexico) (1974.05.30 – 1992.01.04)

Bishop of León (Mexico) (1992.01.04 – 1994.11.08)

Bishop Antonio Hernández Gallegos
(1967.02.24 – 1973.10.22)

Born:	1912.06.04 (Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1936.04.11
Consecrated Bishop:	1967.05.11
Died:	1973.10.22 († 61)

Bishop of Tabasco (Mexico) (1967.02.24 – 1973.10.22)

Bishop José de Jesús Angulo del Valle y Navarro
(1945.06.02 – 1966.09.19)

Born:	1888.06.24 (Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1916.11.18
Consecrated Bishop:	1945.06.29
Died:	1966.09.19 († 78)

Bishop of Tabasco (Mexico) (1945.06.02 – 1966.09.19)

Bishop Vicente Camacho y Moya
(1930.02.14 – 1943.02.18)

Born:	1886.06.08 (Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1909.12.05
Consecrated Bishop:	1930.05.07
Died:	1943.02.18 († 56)

Bishop of Tabasco (Mexico) (1930.02.14 – 1943.02.18)

Bishop Pascual Díaz y Barreto, S.J. (later Archbishop)
(1922.12.11 – 1929.06.25)

Born:	1876.06.22 (Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1896
Consecrated Bishop:	1923.02.02
Died:	1936.05.19 († 59)

Bishop of Tabasco (Mexico) (1922.12.11 – 1929.06.25)

Metropolitan Archbishop of México (Mexico) (1929.06.25 – 1936.05.19)

Bishop Antonio Hernández y Rodríguez
(1912.12.02 – 1922.09.23)

Born:	1864.07.23 (Mexico)
Consecrated Bishop:	1913.04.06
Died:	1926.01.13 († 61)

Bishop of Tabasco (Mexico) (1912.12.02 – 1922.09.23)

Titular Bishop of Tralles (1922.09.23 – 1926.01.13)

Bishop Leonardo Castellanos y Castellanos
(1908.03.22 – 1912.05.19)

Born:	1862.11.06 (Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1886.03.20
Consecrated Bishop:	1908.09.27
Died:	1912.05.19 († 49)

Bishop of Tabasco (Mexico) (1908.03.22 – 1912.05.19)

Bishop Francisco Maria Campos y Angeles
(1897.03.07 – 1907.10.02)

Born:	1860.06.16 (Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1882.12.23
Consecrated Bishop:	1898.01.16
Died:	1945.06.29 († 85)

Bishop of Tabasco (Mexico) (1897.03.07 – 1907.10.02)

Bishop of Chilapa (Mexico) (1907.10.02 – 1923.01.05)

Titular Bishop of Doara (1923.01.05 – 1945.06.29)

Bishop Perfecto Amézquita y Gutiérrez, C.M.
(1886.06.07 – 1896.12.03)

Born:	1835.04.18 (Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1860.04.29
Consecrated Bishop:	1886.09.05
Died:	1900.10.27 († 65)

Bishop of Tabasco (Mexico) (1886.06.07 – 1896.12.03)

Bishop of Puebla–Tlaxcala (Mexico) (1896.12.03 – 1900.10.27)

Bishop Agustín de Jesús Torres y Hernandez, C.M.
(1881.11.19 – 1885.07.30)

Born:	1818.06.23 (Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1842.06.11
Consecrated Bishop:	1882.02.19
Died:	1889.09.29 († 71)

Bishop of Tabasco (Mexico) (1881.11.19 – 1885.07.30)

Bishop of Tulancingo (Mexico) (1885.07.30 – 1889.09.29)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Catedral del Señor, Villahermosa, Tabasco

Coatzacoalcos (←), Campeche (→), San Cristóbal de las Casas (↘), Tuxtla Gutiérrez (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 24,738 km²

Population: 1,518,690 Catholics (62.2% of 2,442,408 total)

Pastoral Centres: 114 parishes

Personnel: 198 priests (171 diocesan, 27 religious), 204 religious (29 brothers, 175 sisters), 104 seminarians