Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tulancingo, Mexico

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Metropolitan Archdiocese Metr. Archdiocese

Name: Tulancingo / Tulancingen(sis) (Latin)

Suffragan Sees: Huejutla, Tula

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1863.01.26: Established as Diocese of Tulancingo / Tulancingen(sis) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of México and became suffragan of México)
1922.11.24: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Huejutla
1961.02.27: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Tula
1962.06.09: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Tuxpan
2006.11.25: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tulancingo / Tulancingen(sis) (Latin) (with suffragan sees Huejutla and Tula)

Contact Info

Address: Plaza de la Constitución, Anexos de la Catedral, 43600 - Tulancingo, Hgo., Mexico

Phone: (775) 7-53-30-91

Present Prelates

Metropolitan Archbishop (2024.07.03 – ...):

Archbishop Oscar Roberto Domínguez Couttolenc, M.G. (68)

Ordinaries

Metropolitan Archbishops of Tulancingo (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Oscar Roberto Domínguez Couttolenc, M.G. (68)
(2024.07.03 – ...)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Tulancingo (Mexico)

Discípulo misionero

Born:	1956.05.13 (Puebla, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1983.08.11
Consecrated Bishop:	2007.06.11

Bishop of Tlapa (Mexico) (2007.03.27 – 2012.07.17)

Bishop of Ecatepec (Mexico) (2012.07.17 – 2024.07.03)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Tulancingo (Mexico) (2024.07.03 – ...)

Archbishop Domingo Díaz Martínez (76)
(2008.06.04 – 2024.07.03)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Tulancingo (Mexico)

Fortitudo mea Dominus

Born:	1948.08.04 (Bravo, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1977.06.27
Consecrated Bishop:	2002.05.01

Priest of Querétaro (Mexico) (1977.06.27 – 2002.03.23)

Bishop of Tuxpan (Mexico) (2002.03.23 – 2008.06.04)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Tulancingo (Mexico) (2008.06.04 – 2024.07.03)

Archbishop Pedro Arandadíaz-Muñoz
(2006.11.25 – 2008.06.04)

Born:	1933.06.29 (León, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1956.10.28
Consecrated Bishop:	1975.06.24
Died:	2018.11.11 (Tulancingo, Mexico † 85)

Bishop of Tulancingo (Mexico) (1975.04.10 – 2006.11.25)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Tulancingo (Mexico) (2006.11.25 – 2008.06.04)

Bishops of Tulancingo (Roman Rite)

Bishop Pedro Arandadíaz-Muñoz (later Archbishop)
(1975.04.10 – 2006.11.25)

(see above)

Bishop José Esaul Robles Jiménez
(1962.07.24 – 1974.12.12)

Born:	1925.06.04 (Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1949.04.02
Consecrated Bishop:	1962.09.14
Died:	1993.10.18 († 68)

Bishop of Tulancingo (Mexico) (1962.07.24 – 1974.12.12)

Bishop of Zamora (Mexico) (1974.12.12 – 1993.10.18)

Bishop Adalberto Almeida y Merino (later Archbishop)
(1956.05.28 – 1962.04.14)

Born:	1916.06.05 (Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1943.04.24
Consecrated Bishop:	1956.08.15
Died:	2008.06.21 († 92)

Bishop of Tulancingo (Mexico) (1956.05.28 – 1962.04.14)

Bishop of Zacatecas (Mexico) (1962.04.14 – 1969.08.24)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Chihuahua (Mexico) (1969.08.24 – 1991.06.24)

Bishop Miguel Darío Miranda Gómez (later Cardinal)
(1937.10.01 – 1955.12.20)

Pax nostra ipse est

Born:	1895.12.19 (León, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1918.10.28
Consecrated Bishop:	1937.12.08
Created Cardinal:	1969.04.28
Died:	1986.03.15 (León, Mexico † 90)

Priest of León (Mexico) (1918.10.28 – 1937.10.01)

Bishop of Tulancingo (Mexico) (1937.10.01 – 1955.12.20)

Titular Archbishop of Selymbria (1955.12.20 – 1956.06.28)

Coadjutor Archbishop of México (Mexico) (1955.12.20 – 1956.06.28)

Metropolitan Archbishop of México (Mexico) (1956.06.28 – 1977.07.19)

President of Latin American Episcopal Council (1958 – 1963)

Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora di Guadalupe a Monte Mario (1969.04.30 – 1986.03.15)

Bishop Luis María Altamirano y Bulnes (later Archbishop)
(1933.03.13 – 1937.05.01)

Born:	1887.08.27 (Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1913.03.22
Consecrated Bishop:	1924.03.19
Died:	1970.02.07 († 82)

Bishop of Huajuapan de León (Mexico) (1923.08.03 – 1933.03.13)

Bishop of Tulancingo (Mexico) (1933.03.13 – 1937.05.01)

Titular Archbishop of Bizya (1937.05.01 – 1941.12.12)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Morelia (Mexico) (1937.05.01 – 1941.12.12)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Morelia (Mexico) (1941.12.12 – 1970.02.07)

Bishop Vicente Castellanos y Núñez
(1921.08.26 – 1932.02.02)

Born:	1870.08.05 (Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1894.10.20
Consecrated Bishop:	1912.04.21
Died:	1939.04.02 († 68)

Bishop of Campeche (Mexico) (1912.02.07 – 1921.08.26)

Bishop of Tulancingo (Mexico) (1921.08.26 – 1932.02.02)

Bishop José Juan de Jésus Herrera y Piña (later Archbishop)
(1907.09.23 – 1921.03.07)

Born:	1865.12.26 (Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1888.05.31
Consecrated Bishop:	1907.11.17
Died:	1927.06.16 († 61)

Bishop of Tulancingo (Mexico) (1907.09.23 – 1921.03.07)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Linares (Mexico) (1921.03.07 – 1922.06.09)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Monterrey (Mexico) (1922.06.09 – 1927.06.16)

Bishop José Mora y del Rio (later Archbishop)
(1901.09.12 – 1907.09.15)

Born:	1854.02.24 (Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1877.12.22
Consecrated Bishop:	1893.03.19
Died:	1928.04.22 († 74)

Bishop of Tehuantepec (Mexico) (1893.01.19 – 1901.09.12)

Bishop of Tulancingo (Mexico) (1901.09.12 – 1907.09.15)

Bishop of León (Mexico) (1907.09.15 – 1908.11.27)

Metropolitan Archbishop of México (Mexico) (1908.11.27 – 1928.04.22)

Bishop Maximiano Reynoso y del Corral
(1898.11.28 – 1901.09.12)

Born:	1841.08.21 (Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1876.11.30
Consecrated Bishop:	1899.02.26
Died:	1910.03.19 († 68)

Bishop of Tulancingo (Mexico) (1898.11.28 – 1901.09.12)

Titular Bishop of Neocæsarea (1903.06.25 – 1910.03.19)

Bishop José María Armas y Rosales
(1891.06.04 – 1898.05.14)

Born:	1834.08.15 (Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1863.06.14
Consecrated Bishop:	1891.08.15
Died:	1898.05.14 († 63)

Bishop of Tulancingo (Mexico) (1891.06.04 – 1898.05.14)

Bishop Agustín de Jesús Torres y Hernandez, C.M.
(1885.07.30 – 1889.09.29)

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)

Bishop Juan Bautista de Ormeachea y Ernáez
(1863.03.19 – 1884.03.19)

Born:	1812.05.17 (Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1836
Consecrated Bishop:	1864.05.01
Died:	1884.03.19 († 71)

Bishop of Tulancingo (Mexico) (1863.03.19 – 1884.03.19)

Former Prelates

Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Luis Benitez y Cabañas, S.J. (1926.12.23 – 1933.07.03)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Catedral de San Juan Bautista, Tulancingo, Hidalgo
Minor Basilica: Basílica de la Inmaculada Concepción, Chignahuapan, Puebla
Minor Basilica: Basílica de Santa María de Guadalupe, Pachuca, Hidalgo

Churches by City (102)

Teotihuacan (↙), Cuautitlán (←), Tula (↖), Huejutla (↑), Tuxpan (↗), Papantla (↗), Puebla de los Ángeles (→), Tlaxcala (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 10,698 km²

Population: 1,597,000 Catholics (88.6% of 1,803,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 93 parishes, 16 missions

Personnel: 168 priests (155 diocesan, 13 religious), 172 religious (25 brothers, 147 sisters), 35 seminarians