Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tlalnepantla
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tlalnepantla is a Metropolitan Archdiocese in Mexico
. Based in Tlalnepantla
, México state
, It is responsible for the suffragan diocese
s of Cuautitlán
, Ecatepec
, Netzahualcóyotl
, Texcoco
, and Valle de Chalco
. On 3 December 2008, Pope Benedict XVI
erected the new diocese of Teotihuacan
and made it another suffragan diocese in this province, taking territory from the Texcoco diocese to do so.
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. Based in Tlalnepantla
Tlalnepantla
Tlalnepantla could refer to one of two places in the Republic of Mexico:* Tlalnepantla de Baz, a town in the state of México.* Tlalnepantla, Morelos, a town and municipality in the state of Morelos....
, México state
Mexico (state)
México , officially: Estado Libre y Soberano de México is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of the United Mexican States. It is divided in 125 municipalities and its capital city is Toluca de Lerdo....
, It is responsible for the suffragan diocese
Suffragan Diocese
A suffragan diocese is a diocese in the Catholic Church that is overseen not only by its own diocesan bishop but also by a metropolitan bishop. The metropolitan is always an archbishop who governs his own archdiocese...
s of Cuautitlán
Roman Catholic Diocese of Cuautitlán
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cuautitlán is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Tlalnepantla.-Ordinaries:*Manuel Samaniego Barriga *Guillermo Rodrigo Teodoro Ortiz Mondragón...
, Ecatepec
Roman Catholic Diocese of Ecatepec
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ecatepec is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Tlalnepantla.-External links and references:...
, Netzahualcóyotl
Roman Catholic Diocese of Netzahualcóyotl
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Netzahualcóyotl is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Tlalnepantla.-Ordinaries:*José Melgoza Osorio - Bishop Emeritus*José María Hernández González - Bishop Emeritus...
, Texcoco
Roman Catholic Diocese of Texcoco
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Texcoco is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Tlalnepantla.-Ordinaries:*Francisco Ferreira Arreola *Magín Camerino Torreblanca Reyes...
, and Valle de Chalco
Roman Catholic Diocese of Valle de Chalco
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Valle de Chalco is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Tlalnepantla.-External links and references:...
. On 3 December 2008, Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI
Benedict XVI is the 265th and current Pope, by virtue of his office of Bishop of Rome, the Sovereign of the Vatican City State and the leader of the Catholic Church as well as the other 22 sui iuris Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with the Holy See...
erected the new diocese of Teotihuacan
Teotihuacan
Teotihuacan – also written Teotihuacán, with a Spanish orthographic accent on the last syllable – is an enormous archaeological site in the Basin of Mexico, just 30 miles northeast of Mexico City, containing some of the largest pyramidal structures built in the pre-Columbian Americas...
and made it another suffragan diocese in this province, taking territory from the Texcoco diocese to do so.
Ordinaries
- Felipe de Jesús Cueto González, O.F.M. (1964–1979)
- Adolfo Antonio Suárez Rivera (1980–1983)
- Manuel Pérez-Gil y González (1984–1996)
- Ricardo Guízar Díaz (1996–2009)
- Carlos Aguiar Retes (2009–present)