Roman Catholic Diocese of Toluca
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Toluca (erected 4 June 1950) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of México
. Along with the Dioceses of Acapulco, Chilapa and Tacámbaro
, it lost territory when the Diocese of Ciudad Altamirano
was erected in 1964. It further lost territory in 1984 with the formation of the Diocese of Atlacomulco. On Thursday, November 26, 2009, it lost territory again when Pope Benedict XVI
created another suffragan diocese for the Archdiocese of Mexico, the Diocese of Tenancingo.
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico is a metropolitan diocese, responsible for the suffragan Dioceses of Atlacomulco, Cuernavaca, Toluca and Tenancingo. It was elevated on February 12, 1546....
. Along with the Dioceses of Acapulco, Chilapa and Tacámbaro
Roman Catholic Diocese of Tacámbaro
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tacámbaro is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Morelia.-Ordinaries:*Leopoldo Lara y Torres *Manuel Pío López Estrada *José Abraham Martínez Betancourt...
, it lost territory when the Diocese of Ciudad Altamirano
Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Altamirano
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Altamirano is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Acapulco, in Mexico.-Ordinaries:*Juan Navarro Ramirez *Manuel Samaniego Barriga *José Lizares Estrada...
was erected in 1964. It further lost territory in 1984 with the formation of the Diocese of Atlacomulco. On Thursday, November 26, 2009, it lost territory again when 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...
created another suffragan diocese for the Archdiocese of Mexico, the Diocese of Tenancingo.
Ordinaries
- Arturo Vélez Martínez (1951 -1979)
- Alfredo Torres Romero (1980 -1995)
- Francisco Robles OrtegaFrancisco Robles OrtegaFrancisco Robles Ortega is a Mexican Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, having been elevated to the cardinalate in 2007...
(1996 -2003) - Francisco Javier Chavolla Ramos (2003 - )