Diocese of

Texcoco

Mexico

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Texcoco / Texcocen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Tlalnepantla

Neighbouring Dioceses: Ecatepec (←), Teotihuacan (↑), Tlaxcala (→), Puebla de los Ángeles (↘), Nezahualcóyotl (↓)

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Websites:

Celebrations

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1960.04.30: Established as Diocese of Texcoco / Texcocen(sis) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of México and became suffragan of México)
1964.01.13: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Tlalnepantla
1979.02.05: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Cuautitlán and Diocese of Nezahualcóyotl
1989.06.17: Became suffragan of Tlalnepantla
1995.06.28: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Ecatepec
2008.12.03: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Teotihuacan

Contact Info

Address: Fray Pedro de Gante #2 , Col.Centro, 56100 - Texcoco, Mex., Mexico

Phone: (595) 9-54-08-69

Present Prelates

Bishop (2025.08.21 – ...):

Bishop Carlos Enrique Samaniego López (52)

Monsignors (8)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Texcoco (Roman Rite)

Bishop Carlos Enrique Samaniego López (52)
(2025.08.21 – ...)

Bishop of Texcoco (Mexico)

Gaudium et spes

Born:	1973.10.08 (Ciudad de México, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	2001.01.04
Consecrated Bishop:	2019.03.25

Priest of Tlalnepantla (Mexico) (2001.01.04 – 2019.02.16)

Titular Bishop of Cillium (2019.02.16 – 2025.08.21)

Auxiliary Bishop of México (Mexico) (2019.02.16 – 2025.08.21)

Bishop of Texcoco (Mexico) (2025.08.21 – ...)

Bishop Juan Manuel Mancilla Sánchez (76)
(2009.06.18 – 2025.08.21)

Bishop emeritus of Texcoco (Mexico)

Somos del Señor

Born:	1950.01.27 (Santo Domingo, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1974.07.01
Consecrated Bishop:	2001.06.24

Priest of San Luis Potosí (Mexico) (1974.07.01 – 2001.05.23)

Titular Bishop of Reperi (2001.05.23 – 2005.11.08)

Auxiliary Bishop of Texcoco (Mexico) (2001.05.23 – 2005.11.08)

Bishop of Ciudad Obregón (Mexico) (2005.11.08 – 2009.06.18)

Bishop of Texcoco (Mexico) (2009.06.18 – 2025.08.21)

Bishop Carlos Aguiar Retes (76) (later Cardinal)
(1997.05.28 – 2009.02.05)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Fabiano e Venanzio a Villa Fiorelli
Metropolitan Archbishop of México (Mexico)

Que todos sean uno

Born:	1950.01.09 (Tepic, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1973.04.22
Consecrated Bishop:	1997.06.29
Created Cardinal:	2016.11.19

Priest of Tepic (Mexico) (1973.04.22 – 1997.05.28)

Bishop of Texcoco (Mexico) (1997.05.28 – 2009.02.05)

General Secretary of Latin American Episcopal Council (2000 – 2003)

First Vice-President of Latin American Episcopal Council (2003 – 2007.07.12)

General Secretary of Conferencia del Episcopado Mexicano (C.E.M.) (2004 – 2006)

President of Conferencia del Episcopado Mexicano (C.E.M.) (2006 – 2012.11.14)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Tlalnepantla (Mexico) (2009.02.05 – 2017.12.07)

President of Latin American Episcopal Council (2011.05.19 – 2015.05.13)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Fabiano e Venanzio a Villa Fiorelli (2016.11.19 [2017.06.11] – ...)

Metropolitan Archbishop of México (Mexico) (2017.12.07 – ...)

Bishop Magín Camerino Torreblanca Reyes
(1978.04.18 – 1997.05.28)

Born:	1919.08.19 (Huajuapan de León, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1953.07.19
Consecrated Bishop:	1973.02.22
Died:	1998.01.10 († 78)

Titular Bishop of Assava (1972.12.23 – 1978.04.18)

Auxiliary Bishop of Texcoco (Mexico) (1972.12.23 – 1978.04.18)

Bishop of Texcoco (Mexico) (1978.04.18 – 1997.05.28)

Bishop Francisco Ferreira Arreola
(1960.08.01 – 1977.12.13)

Born:	1911.07.22 (Indé, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1933.10.29
Consecrated Bishop:	1958.03.19
Died:	1977.12.13 († 66)

Priest of Durango (Mexico) (1933.10.29 – 1957.12.21)

Titular Bishop of Arycanda (1957.12.21 – 1960.08.01)

Auxiliary Bishop of Durango (Mexico) (1957.12.21 – 1960.08.01)

Bishop of Texcoco (Mexico) (1960.08.01 – 1977.12.13)

Former Prelates

Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Víctor René Rodríguez Gómez (75) (2006.05.13 – 2012.10.25)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Juan Manuel Mancilla Sánchez (76) (2001.05.23 – 2005.11.08)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Magín Camerino Torreblanca Reyes (1972.12.23 – 1978.04.18)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción, Texcoco, México

Churches by City (66)

Ecatepec (←), Teotihuacan (↑), Tlaxcala (→), Puebla de los Ángeles (↘), Nezahualcóyotl (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 1,131 km²

Population: 1,210,600 Catholics (85.1% of 1,423,300 total)

Pastoral Centres: 63 parishes, 40 missions

Personnel: 153 priests (125 diocesan, 28 religious), 2 deacons, 344 religious (183 brothers, 161 sisters), 40 seminarians

Pastoral Centres

Last updated on 2026.06.29

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