Archdiocese of Tijuana

Archidioecesis Tigiuanaënsis

Bishop(s)

Francisco Moreno Barrón, Archbishop
Mario Nicolás Villanueva Arellano, Auxiliary Bishop-Elect
Rafael Romo Muñoz, Archbishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
Elevated: 25 November 2006
Metropolitan See
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
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, Juan Sarabia 8585, 22000 Tijuana, B.C., México
Telephone: (664)684-8411

Historical Details

Vicariate Apostolic of California Inferiore
- Latin Name: Californiae Inferioris
- Erected: 20 January 1874
- Vicariate
- Country: México
Vicariate Apostolic of Tijuana
- Latin Name: Tigiuanaënsis
- Name Changed: 13 July 1957
- Vicariate
- State: Baja California Norte
- Country: México
Diocese of Tijuana
- Latin Name: Tigiuanaënsis
- Elevated: 13 July 1963
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Hermosillo
- State: Baja California Norte
- Country: México

Past and Present Ordinaries

Ramón María de San José Moreno y Castañeda, O.C.D. † (22 Dec 1873 Appointed - 22 Sep 1879 Appointed, Bishop of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas))
Buenaventura del Purísimo Corazón de María Portillo y Tejeda, O.F.M. Obs. † (9 Mar 1880 Appointed - 25 Sep 1882 Appointed, Bishop of Chilapa, Guerrero)
Silvino Ramírez y Cueva † (26 May 1921 Appointed - 15 Sep 1922 Died)
Alfredo Galindo Mendoza, M.Sp.S. † (9 Dec 1948 Appointed - 21 Mar 1970 Retired)
Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo † (21 Mar 1970 Appointed - 28 Dec 1982 Appointed, Bishop of Cuernavaca, Morelos)
Emilio Carlos Berlie Belaunzarán (3 Jun 1983 Appointed - 15 Mar 1995 Appointed, Archbishop of Yucatán)
Rafael Romo Muñoz (13 Jan 1996 Appointed - 16 Jun 2016 Retired)
Francisco Moreno Barrón (16 Jun 2016 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Vicariate Apostolic of California Inferiore
20 January 1874	Erected	Archdiocese of México	Vicariate Apostolic of California Inferiore (erected)
13 April 1957	Territory Lost	Vicariate 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 1957	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of California Inferiore	Vicariate Apostolic of Tijuana
25 March 1966	Territory Lost	Archdiocese 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 1963	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Tijuana	Diocese of Tijuana
Archdiocese of Tijuana
25 November 2006	Elevated	Diocese of Tijuana	Archdiocese of Tijuana
26 January 2007	Territory Lost	Diocese 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)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Vicariate Apostolic of California Inferiore

1950 285,000 300,000 95.0% 12 31 43 6,627 53 170 21 ap1951

Vicariate Apostolic of Tijuana

Diocese of Tijuana

1965 625,000 650,000 96.2% 52 28 80 7,812 37 449 24 ap1967

1970 508,250 535,000 95.0% 43 43 11,819 297 27 ap1971

1976 675,000 730,000 92.5% 55 35 90 7,500 2 47 356 25 ap1977

1980 965,000 1,057,000 91.3% 53 29 82 11,768 2 40 335 34 ap1981

1990 1,788,000 1,925,000 92.9% 97 53 150 11,920 2 108 388 47 ap1991

1999 2,778,420 2,985,767 93.1% 134 70 204 13,619 2 156 562 82 ap2000

2000 2,570,000 2,770,000 92.8% 137 77 214 12,009 4 151 586 85 ap2001

2001 2,600,888 2,800,888 92.9% 134 78 212 12,268 12 182 521 88 ap2002

2002 2,631,377 2,894,514 90.9% 140 75 215 12,238 12 136 520 93 ap2003

2003 2,475,397 2,912,232 85.0% 142 79 221 11,200 12 148 548 97 ap2004

2004 2,755,776 2,900,000 95.0% 182 78 260 10,599 11 161 575 106 ap2005

Archdiocese of Tijuana

2010 2,170,000 2,284,000 95.0% 150 64 214 10,140 11 125 430 95 ap2011

2014 2,245,000 2,363,000 95.0% 158 63 221 10,158 10 115 435 99 ap2015

2017 2,316,860 2,439,400 95.0% 159 75 234 9,901 26 115 464 99 ap2018

2020 2,386,400 2,512,650 95.0% 161 67 228 10,466 20 111 478 101 ap2021

2022 2,427,000 2,556,000 95.0% 160 58 218 11,133 19 80 462 101 ap2023

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Vicariate Apostolic of California Inferiore
1950	285,000	300,000	95.0%	12	31	43	6,627		53	170	21	ap1951
Vicariate Apostolic of Tijuana
Diocese of Tijuana
1965	625,000	650,000	96.2%	52	28	80	7,812		37	449	24	ap1967
1970	508,250	535,000	95.0%	43		43	11,819			297	27	ap1971
1976	675,000	730,000	92.5%	55	35	90	7,500	2	47	356	25	ap1977
1980	965,000	1,057,000	91.3%	53	29	82	11,768	2	40	335	34	ap1981
1990	1,788,000	1,925,000	92.9%	97	53	150	11,920	2	108	388	47	ap1991
1999	2,778,420	2,985,767	93.1%	134	70	204	13,619	2	156	562	82	ap2000
2000	2,570,000	2,770,000	92.8%	137	77	214	12,009	4	151	586	85	ap2001
2001	2,600,888	2,800,888	92.9%	134	78	212	12,268	12	182	521	88	ap2002
2002	2,631,377	2,894,514	90.9%	140	75	215	12,238	12	136	520	93	ap2003
2003	2,475,397	2,912,232	85.0%	142	79	221	11,200	12	148	548	97	ap2004
2004	2,755,776	2,900,000	95.0%	182	78	260	10,599	11	161	575	106	ap2005
Archdiocese of Tijuana
2010	2,170,000	2,284,000	95.0%	150	64	214	10,140	11	125	430	95	ap2011
2014	2,245,000	2,363,000	95.0%	158	63	221	10,158	10	115	435	99	ap2015
2017	2,316,860	2,439,400	95.0%	159	75	234	9,901	26	115	464	99	ap2018
2020	2,386,400	2,512,650	95.0%	161	67	228	10,466	20	111	478	101	ap2021
2022	2,427,000	2,556,000	95.0%	160	58	218	11,133	19	80	462	101	ap2023

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Emilio Carlos Berlie Belaunzarán (Bishop: 3 Jun 1983 to 15 Mar 1995)
Ramón Castro Castro (Priest: 13 May 1982 to 2 Apr 2004)
Francisco Javier Chavolla Ramos (Priest: 10 Dec 1972 to 1 Jun 1991)
Antonio González Sánchez (Priest: 10 Jun 1973 to 3 Nov 1995)
Francisco Moreno Barrón (Archbishop: 16 Jun 2016)
Rafael Romo Muñoz (Bishop: 13 Jan 1996; Archbishop: 25 Nov 2006 to 16 Jun 2016)
Mario Nicolás Villanueva Arellano (Deacon: 12 Aug 2002; Priest: 12 Jul 2003; Auxiliary Bishop: 19 Sep 2024)
Gabino Zavala

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Alfredo Galindo Mendoza, M.Sp.S. † (Vicar Apostolic: 9 Dec 1948; Bishop: 4 Sep 1963 to 21 Mar 1970)
Ramón María de San José Moreno y Castañeda, O.C.D. † (Vicar Apostolic: 22 Dec 1873 to 22 Sep 1879)
Buenaventura del Purísimo Corazón de María Portillo y Tejeda, O.F.M. Obs. † (Vicar Apostolic: 9 Mar 1880 to 25 Sep 1882)
Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo † (Bishop: 21 Mar 1970 to 28 Dec 1982)
Silvino Ramírez y Cueva † (Vicar Apostolic: 26 May 1921 to 15 Sep 1922)
Giovanni Rossi (Mapan), P.I.M.E. †

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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