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Archdiocese of Tijuana

Archidioecesis Tigiuanaënsis



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Bishop(s)

  • Francisco Moreno Barrón, Archbishop
  • Rafael Romo Muñoz, Archbishop Emeritus

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 25 November 2006
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Baja California Norte
  • Country: México
  • Square Kilometers: 3,821 (1,475 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Noroeste
  • Official Web Site: http://www.iglesiatijuana.org/
  • Mailing Address: Arzobispado, Calle Décima y Av. Ocampo 8585, 22000 Tijuana, B.C.N., México
  • Telephone: (664)684-8411
  • Fax: 684-7683

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Vicariate Apostolic of California Inferiore
20 January 1874ErectedArchdiocese of México Vicariate Apostolic of California Inferiore (erected)
13 April 1957Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of California Inferiore (Between the parallel circles of 22.5 and 28 north latitude with the adjacent islands) Prefecture Apostolic of La Paz en la Baja California Sur (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Tijuana
13 July 1957Name ChangedVicariate Apostolic of California Inferiore Vicariate Apostolic of Tijuana
25 March 1966Territory LostArchdiocese of Hermosillo (Puerto Peñasco)
Vicariate Apostolic of Tijuana (Mexicali, San Louis Rio Colorado, parts of Inseñada, and the Island of Angél de la Guarda)
Diocese of Mexicali (erected)
Diocese of Tijuana
13 July 1963ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Tijuana Diocese of Tijuana
Archdiocese of Tijuana
25 November 2006ElevatedDiocese of Tijuana Archdiocese of Tijuana
26 January 2007Territory LostDiocese of Mexicali (Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles (Bahía de los Ángeles) and Santísima Trinidad (Valle Trinidad))
Archdiocese of Tijuana (Ensenada, Maneadero, Vicente Ferrer, San Vicente Guerrero, San Quintín Col. Lázaro Cárdenas, El Rosario, Bahía de los Ángeles, Villa Jesús María, Isla de Cedros, Valle de Guadalupe, and Ojos Negros)
Diocese of Ensenada (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Vicariate Apostolic of California Inferiore
1950285,000300,00095.0%1231436,6275317021ap1951
Vicariate Apostolic of Tijuana
Diocese of Tijuana
1965625,000650,00096.2%5228807,8123744924ap1967
1970508,250535,00095.0%434311,81929727ap1971
1976675,000730,00092.5%5535907,50024735625ap1977
1980965,0001,057,00091.3%53298211,76824033534ap1981
19901,788,0001,925,00092.9%975315011,920210838847ap1991
19992,778,4202,985,76793.1%1347020413,619215656282ap2000
20002,570,0002,770,00092.8%1377721412,009415158685ap2001
20012,600,8882,800,88892.9%1347821212,2681218252188ap2002
20022,631,3772,894,51490.9%1407521512,2381213652093ap2003
20032,475,3972,912,23285.0%1427922111,2001214854897ap2004
20042,755,7762,900,00095.0%1827826010,59911161575106ap2005
Archdiocese of Tijuana
20102,170,0002,284,00095.0%1506421410,1401112543095ap2011
20142,245,0002,363,00095.0%1586322110,1581011543599ap2015
20172,316,8602,439,40095.0%159752349,9012611546499ap2018
20202,386,4002,512,65095.0%1616722810,46620111478101ap2021

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Vicariate Apostolic of Tijuana
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 49, Page 974
  • Diocese of Tijuana
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 56, Page 496, to Page 498
  • Archdiocese of Tijuana
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 99, Page 57, to Page 60

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