Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Xalapa

Archdiocese of Xalapa Archidioecesis Ialapensis Arquidiócesis de Xalapa
Catedral Metropolitana de la Immaculada Concepción
Location
Country	Mexico
Ecclesiastical province	Province of Jalapa
Metropolitan	Xalapa
Statistics
Area
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 1,156,000 1,105,000 (95.6%)
Parishes	71
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	19 March 1863 (161 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Hipólito Reyes Larios
Emeritus Bishops	Sergio Obeso Rivera
Website
www.arquidiocesisdexalapa.com

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Xalapa (Latin: Archidioecesis Ialapensis) is a Metropolitan Archdiocese in Mexico, based in the city of Xalapa, Veracruz. It is responsible for the suffragan dioceses of Coatzacoalcos, Córdoba, Orizaba, Papantla, San Andrés Tuxtla, Tuxpan and Veracruz.

Ordinaries

• Francisco de Paula Suárez Peredo y Bezares (1863–1869)
• José María Mora y Daza (1870–1884)
• José Ignacio Suárez Peredo y Bezares (1887–1894)
• Joaquín Acadio Pagaza y Ordóñez (1895–1919)
• St. Rafael Guízar Valencia (1919–1938)
• Manuel Pío López Estrada (1939–1968)
• Emilio Abascal y Salmerón (1968–1979)
• Sergio Obeso Rivera (1979–2007)
• Hipólito Reyes Larios (2007–present)

History

• 19 March 1863: Erected as Diocese of Veracruz-Jalapa (from Antequera-Oaxaca and Tlaxcala).
• 24 November 1922: Territory lost to Papantla.
• 29 June 1951: Elevated as Archdiocese of Veracruz-Jalapa.
• 23 May 1959: Territory lost to San Andrés Tuxtla.
• 9 June 1962: Archdiocese of Jalapa erected; territory lost to Veracruz.
• 15 April 2000: Territory lost to Córdoba.
• 15 April 2000: Territory lost to Orizaba.

See also

• Xalapa Cathedral ‎
• List of Roman Catholic archdioceses in México