Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Xalapa

Archdiocese of Xalapa

Archidioecesis Ialapensis

Arquidiócesis de Xalapa
Catedral Metropolitana de la Immaculada Concepción
Location
CountryMexico
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Xalapa
Statistics
Area2,370 sq mi (6,100 km2)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2006)
  • 1,156,000
  • 1,105,000 (95.6%)
Parishes71
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established19 March 1863 (162 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
Archbishop electJorge Carlos Patrón Wong
Auxiliary BishopsJosé Rafael Palma Capetillo
Map
Website
www.arquidiocesisdexalapa.com

The Archdiocese of Xalapa (Latin: Archidioecesis Ialapensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Mexico. Its episcopal see is Xalapa, Veracruz. A metropolitan see, its ecclesiastical province includes the suffragan dioceses of Coatzacoalcos, Córdoba, Orizaba, Papantla, San Andrés Tuxtla, Tuxpan and Veracruz.