Diocese of Tampico, Mexico 🇲🇽

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Tampico / Tampicen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Monterrey

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1861.08.13: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Tamaulipas / Tamaulipan(us) (Latin) (from Diocese of Linares and became suffragan of México)
1870.03.12: Promoted as Diocese of Ciudad Victoria–Tamaulipas / Civitatis Victorien(sis)–Tamaulipan(us) (Latin) (gained territory from Metropolitan Archdiocese of México)
1891.06.23: Became suffragan of Linares
1922.11.24: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Huejutla and Diocese of Papantla
1958.02.16: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Matamoros
1958.02.25: Renamed as Diocese of Tampico / Tampicen(sis) (Latin)
1962.06.09: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Tuxpan
1964.12.21: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Ciudad Victoria

Contact Info

Address: Altamira #116 Ote. Centro, Apdo. Postal # 545 CP89000 - Tampico, Tamps., Mexico

Phone: (833) 2-12-28-10

Present Prelates

Bishop (2026.02.06 – ...):

Bishop Margarito Salazar Cárdenas (67)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Tampico (Roman Rite)

Bishop Margarito Salazar Cárdenas (67)
(2026.02.06 – ...)

Bishop of Tampico (Mexico)

Born:	1958.02.22 (Matamoros, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1989.06.12
Consecrated Bishop:	2018.05.24

Priest of Matamoros (Mexico) (1989.06.12 – 2018.03.03)

Bishop of Matehuala (Mexico) (2018.03.03 – 2026.02.06)

Bishop of Tampico (Mexico) (2026.02.06 – ...)

Bishop Oscar Efraín Tamez Villareal (52)
(Apostolic Administrator 2025.03.17 – 2026.02.06)

Bishop José Armando Álvarez Cano (66) (later Archbishop)
(2019.05.11 – 2025.01.25)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Morelia (Mexico)

Born:	1960.01.30 (Jiquilpan, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1986.02.08
Consecrated Bishop:	2012.01.30

Priest of Zamora (Mexico) (1986.02.08 – 2011.11.03)

Bishop-Prelate of Huautla (Mexico) (2011.11.03 – 2019.05.11)

Bishop of Tampico (Mexico) (2019.05.11 – 2025.01.25)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Morelia (Mexico) (2025.01.25 – 2026.01.19)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Morelia (Mexico) (2026.01.19 – ...)

Archbishop Rogelio Cabrera López (75)
(Apostolic Administrator 2018.07.20 – 2019.05.11)

Bishop José Luis Dibildox Martínez
(2003.12.27 – 2018.07.20)

Duc in altum

Born:	1943.07.20 (Matehuala, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1968.10.27
Consecrated Bishop:	1994.01.25
Died:	2018.08.31 (Tampico, Mexico † 75)

Bishop of Tarahumara (Mexico) (1993.12.20 – 2003.12.27)

Bishop of Tampico (Mexico) (2003.12.27 – 2018.07.20)

Bishop Rafael Gallardo García, O.S.A.
(1987.05.21 – 2003.12.27)

Born:	1927.10.28 (Yuriria, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1950.04.08
Consecrated Bishop:	1974.09.24
Died:	2021.01.30 (Tampico, Mexico † 93)

Bishop of Linares (Mexico) (1974.07.11 – 1987.05.21)

Bishop of Tampico (Mexico) (1987.05.21 – 2003.12.27)

Bishop Arturo Antonio Szymanski Ramírez (later Archbishop)
(1968.08.13 – 1987.01.27)

Born:	1922.01.17 (Tampico, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1947.03.22
Consecrated Bishop:	1960.06.21
Died:	2018.05.29 (San Luis Potosí, Mexico † 96)

Titular Bishop of Cerasus (1960.04.20 – 1965.03.21)

Coadjutor Bishop of San Andrés Tuxtla (Mexico) (1960.04.20 – 1965.03.21)

Bishop of San Andrés Tuxtla (Mexico) (1965.03.21 – 1968.08.13)

Bishop of Tampico (Mexico) (1968.08.13 – 1987.01.27)

Bishop of San Luis Potosí (Mexico) (1987.01.27 – 1988.11.05)

Metropolitan Archbishop of San Luis Potosí (Mexico) (1988.11.05 – 1999.01.20)

Bishop Ernesto Corripio Ahumada (later Cardinal)
(1958.02.25 – 1967.07.25)

Nuestro vivir es Cristo

Born:	1919.06.29 (Tampico, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1942.10.15
Consecrated Bishop:	1953.03.19
Created Cardinal:	1979.06.30
Died:	2008.04.10 (La Noria, Mexico † 88)

Priest of Ciudad Victoria–Tamaulipas (Mexico) (1942.10.15 – 1952.12.27)

Titular Bishop of Zapara (1952.12.27 – 1956.02.25)

Bishop of Ciudad Victoria–Tamaulipas (Mexico) (1956.02.25 – 1958.02.25)

Bishop of Tampico (Mexico) (1958.02.25 – 1967.07.25)

President of Conferencia del Episcopado Mexicano (C.E.M.) (1967 – 1973)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Antequera (Mexico) (1967.07.25 – 1976.03.08)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Puebla de los Ángeles (Mexico) (1976.03.08 – 1977.07.19)

Metropolitan Archbishop of México (Mexico) (1977.07.19 – 1994.09.29)

Cardinal-Priest of Immacolata al Tiburtino (1979.06.30 – 2008.04.10)

President of Conferencia del Episcopado Mexicano (C.E.M.) (1980 – 1982)

Bishops of Ciudad Victoria–Tamaulipas (Roman Rite)

Bishop Ernesto Corripio Ahumada (later Cardinal)
(1956.02.25 – 1958.02.25)

(see above)

Bishop Serafín María Armora y González
(1923.08.03 – 1955.10.15)

Born:	1876.10.06 (Olinalá, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1899.12.21
Consecrated Bishop:	1923.11.30
Died:	1955.10.15 (Tampico, Mexico † 79)

Bishop of Ciudad Victoria–Tamaulipas (Mexico) (1923.08.03 – 1955.10.15)

Bishop José Guadalupe Ortíz y López (later Archbishop)
(1919.01.24 – 1923.06.08)

Born:	1867.12.12 (Momáx, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1891
Consecrated Bishop:	1919.06.08
Died:	1951.12.05 († 83)

Bishop of Ciudad Victoria–Tamaulipas (Mexico) (1919.01.24 – 1923.06.08)

Bishop of Chilapa (Mexico) (1923.06.08 – 1926.03.22)

Titular Bishop of Ancusa (1926.03.22 – 1929.09.20)

Auxiliary Bishop of Monterrey (Mexico) (1926.03.22 – 1929.09.20)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Monterrey (Mexico) (1929.09.20 – 1940.05.02)

Titular Archbishop of Pompeiopolis in Cilicia (1940.05.02 – 1951.12.05)

Bishop José de Jesús Guzmán y Sánchez
(1909.11.14 – 1914.01.20)

Born:	1864.12.24 (Santa María del Oro, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1888
Consecrated Bishop:	1910.02.24
Died:	1914.01.20 († 49)

Bishop of Ciudad Victoria–Tamaulipas (Mexico) (1909.11.14 – 1914.01.20)

Bishop Filemón Fierro y Terán
(1897.03.14 – 1905.07.07)

Born:	1859.11.22 (Guichapa, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1882.12.23
Consecrated Bishop:	1897.06.13
Died:	1905.07.07 (Tampico, Mexico † 45)

Bishop of Ciudad Victoria–Tamaulipas (Mexico) (1897.03.14 – 1905.07.07)

Bishop Giuseppe Ignazio Eduardo Sánchez Camacho
(1880.02.27 – 1896.10.03)

Born:	1838.09.17 (Hermosillo, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1862.04.05
Consecrated Bishop:	1880.06.29
Died:	1920.12.14 (Ciudad Victoria, Mexico † 82)

Bishop of Ciudad Victoria–Tamaulipas (Mexico) (1880.02.27 – 1896.10.03)

Bishop Jose Maria Ignacio Montes de Oca y Obregón (later Archbishop)
(1871.03.06 – 1879.09.19)

Born:	1840.06.26 (Guanajuato, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1863.02.28
Consecrated Bishop:	1871.03.12
Died:	1921.08.18 (New York City, NY, USA † 81)

Bishop of Ciudad Victoria–Tamaulipas (Mexico) (1871.03.06 – 1879.09.19)

Bishop of Linares (Mexico) (1879.09.19 – 1884.11.13)

Bishop of San Luis Potosí (Mexico) (1884.11.13 – 1920.12.16)

Titular Archbishop of Cæsarea Ponti (1920.12.16 – 1921.08.18)

Vicars Apostolic of Tamaulipas (Roman Rite)

Bishop Francisco de la Concepción Ramírez y González, O.F.M.
(1861.06.28 – 1869.07.18)

Born:	1825.12.19 (León, Mexico)
Consecrated Bishop:	1861.08.04
Died:	1869.07.18 († 43)

Titular Bishop of Charadrus (1861.06.28 – 1869.07.18)

Vicar Apostolic of Tamaulipas (Mexico) (1861.06.28 – 1869.07.18)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción, Tampico, Tamaulipas

Churches by City (62)

Ciudad Valles (↙), Ciudad Victoria (↑), Tuxpan (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 22,671 km²

Population: 952,300 Catholics (93.1% of 1,023,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 72 parishes, 1 mission

Personnel: 147 priests (122 diocesan, 25 religious), 150 religious (51 brothers, 99 sisters), 51 seminarians