Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tuxtla

Archdiocese of Tuxtla Archidioecesis Tuxtlensis Arquidiócesis de Tuxtla
Rests of Saint Mark's Cathedral
Location
Country	Mexico
Ecclesiastical province	Province of Tuxtla
Metropolitan	Tuxtla
Statistics
Area
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 1,270,000 989,000 (77.9%)
Parishes	65
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	27 October 1964 (59 years ago)
Cathedral	Saint Mark's Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Fabio Martinez Castilla
Metropolitan Archbishop	Domingo Díaz Martínez
Auxiliary Bishops	José Mendoza Corzo

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tuxtla (Latin: Archidioecesis Tuxtlensis) is a Metropolitan Archdiocese based in Tuxtla, Chiapas, Mexico. It is responsible for the suffragan dioceses of Tapachula and Las Casas. Benedict XVI elevated it to the level of archdiocese on 25 November 2006.

Masses in Tzotzil and Tzeltal languages

In 2013, Pope Francis approved translations of the prayers for Mass and the celebration of sacraments into Tzotzil and Tzeltal. The translations include "the prayers used for Mass, marriage, baptisms, confirmations, confessions, ordinations and the anointing of the sick Bishop Arizmendi said Oct. 6 that the texts, which took approximately eight years to translate, would be used in his diocese and the neighboring Archdiocese of Tuxtla. Mass has been celebrated in the diocese in recent years with the assistance of translators—except during homilies—Bishop Arizmendi said in an article in the newspaper La Jornada.

Ordinaries

• José Trinidad Sepúlveda Ruiz-Velasco (1965–1988)
• Felipe Aguirre Franco (1988–2000)
• José Luis Chávez Botello (2001–2003)
• Rogelio Cabrera López (2004–2012)
• Fabio Martinez Castilla (2013–present); formerly Bishop, Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas

See also

• List of Roman Catholic archdioceses in México

External links

• www.arquidiocesisdetuxtla.blogspot.mx Official Blog at Blogger (Spanish)