The Archdiocese of Tulancingo () is an

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of the

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of the

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Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

. The Archdiocese comprises the province of

Hidalgo Hidalgo may refer to: People * Hidalgo (nobility), members of the Spanish nobility * Hidalgo (surname) Places Mexico :''Most, if not all, named for Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (1753–1811)'' * Hidalgo (state), in central Mexico * Hidalgo, Coah ...

, and the archiepiscopal see is located in the

Mexican Mexican may refer to: Mexico and its culture *Being related to, from, or connected to the country of Mexico, in North America ** People *** Mexicans, inhabitants of the country Mexico and their descendants *** Mexica, ancient indigenous people ...

city of

Tulancingo Tulancingo (officially Tulancingo de Bravo; Otomi language, Otomi: Ngu̱hmu) is the second-largest city in the Mexico, Mexican States of Mexico, state of Hidalgo (state), Hidalgo. It is located in the southeastern part of the state and also forms ...

As a

Metropolitan Archdiocese A metropolis, metropolitanate or metropolitan diocese is an episcopal see whose bishop is the metropolitan bishop or archbishop of an ecclesiastical province. Metropolises, historically, have been important cities in their provinces. Eastern Ortho ...

, it is responsible for the suffragan dioceses of Huejutla and Tula. It was elevated as an

on November 25, 2005.

Leadership

;Ordinaries * Juan Bautista de Ormeachea y Ernáez (1863–1884) *

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, C.M. (1885–1889) * José María Armas y Rosales (1891–1898) *

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(1898–1902) *

José Mora y del Rio José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , ...

(1901–1907) *

José Juan de Jésus Herrera y Piña José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , ...

(1907–1921) *

Vicente Castellanos y Núñez Vicente is a Spanish and Portuguese name. Like its French variant, Vincent, it is derived from the Latin name ''Vincentius'' meaning "conquering" (from Latin ''vincere'', "to conquer"). Vicente may refer to: Places *São Vicente, Cape Verde, an i ...

(1921–1932) *

Luis María Altamirano y Bulnes Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, in Aragonese and Catalan, while is archaic ...

(1933–1937) *

Miguel Darío Miranda y Gómez Miguel Darío Miranda y Gómez (December 19, 1895 – March 15, 1986) was a Mexican Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Mexico City from 1956 to 1977, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1969. Biography Migue ...

(1937–1955) *

Adalberto Almeida y Merino Adalberto Almeida y Merino ( Bachíniva, June 6, 1916 – Chihuahua, June 21, 2008) was a Mexican prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Bishop of Tulancingo, 1956–1962; Bishop of Zacatecas, 1962–1969 and Archbishop of Chihuahu ...

(1956–1962) *

José Esaul Robles Jiménez José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , ...

(1962–1974) *

Pedro Aranda-Díaz Muñoz Pedro Aranda-Díaz Muñoz (29 June 1933 – 11 November 2018) was a Mexican Catholic archbishop. Biography Aranda-Díaz Muñoz was born in León, Guanajuato León (), officially León de Los Aldama, is the most populous city and municipal ...

(1975–2008) *

Domingo Díaz Martínez Domingo may refer to: People *Domingo (name), a Spanish name and list of people with that name *Domingo (producer) (born 1970), American hip-hop producer *Saint Dominic (1170–1221), Castilian Catholic priest, founder of the Friars popularly cal ...

(2008–2024) * Oscar Roberto Domínguez Couttolenc (2024–present) ;Auxiliary bishop *

Luis Benitez y Cabañas Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, in Aragonese and Catalan, while is archaic ...

, S.J. (1926–1933) ;Other priest of this diocese who became bishop *

José Fernández Arteaga José Fernández Arteaga (12 September 1933 – 17 December 2021) was a Mexican prelate of the Catholic Church who served as archbishop of Chihuahua. He previously served as the bishop of Apatzingán from 1974 to 1980 and Colima Colima, ...

, appointed Bishop of Apatzingán, Michoacán in 1974

References

Tulancingo, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of A

1863 establishments in Mexico {{Mexico-RC-diocese-stub sv:Tulancingo