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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tulancingo

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Archdiocese of Tulancingo
Archidioecesis Tulancingensis
Arquidiócesis de Tulancingo
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
Location
Country Mexico
Ecclesiastical province Province of Tulancingo
Metropolitan Tulancingo
Statistics
Area 4,131 sq mi (10,700 km2)
Population
Total
Catholics 		(as of 2010)
1,607,000
1,480,845 (92.1%)
Parishes 84
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established 26 January 1863 (163 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
Current leadership
Pope Leo XIV
Archbishop Oscar Roberto Domínguez Couttolenc
Bishops emeritus Domingo Díaz Martínez
Map

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tulancingo — The Archdiocese of Tulancingo (Latin: Archidioecesis Tulancingensis) is an archdiocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in Mexico. The Archdiocese comprises the province of Hidalgo, and the archiepiscopal see is located in the Mexican city of Tulancingo.[1]

As a Metropolitan Archdiocese, it is responsible for the suffragan dioceses of Huejutla and Tula. It was elevated as an archdiocese on November 25, 2005.[1]

Leadership

The ordinaries and other prelates of the diocese, and later Archdiocese, have been as follows.[2]

Ordinaries
  • Juan Bautista de Ormeachea y Ernáez (1863–1884)
  • Agustín de Jesús Torres y Hernandez, C.M. (1885–1889)
  • José María Armas y Rosales (1891–1898)
  • Maximiano Reynoso y del Corral (1898–1902)
  • José Mora y del Rio (1901–1907)
  • José Juan de Jésus Herrera y Piña (1907–1921)
  • Vicente Castellanos y Núñez (1921–1932)
  • Luis María Altamirano y Bulnes (1933–1937)
  • Miguel Darío Miranda y Gómez (1937–1955)
  • Adalberto Almeida y Merino (1956–1962)
  • José Esaul Robles Jiménez (1962–1974)
  • Pedro Aranda-Díaz Muñoz (1975–2008)
  • Domingo Díaz Martínez (2008–2024)
  • Oscar Roberto Domínguez Couttolenc (2024–present)
Auxiliary bishop
  • Luis Benitez y Cabañas, S.J. (1926–1933)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
  • José Fernández Arteaga, appointed Bishop of Apatzingán, Michoacán in 1974

20°04′49.53″N 98°22′8.95″W / 20.0804250°N 98.3691528°W

Canonical status and jurisdiction

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tulancingo is a metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church.[3]

References

  1. Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tulancingo". Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  2. Back to citation "Ordinaries". GCatholic. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  3. Back to citation Wikidata item Q1395373
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