Diocese of Tula

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Bishop(s) Juan Pedro Juárez Meléndez, Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 27 February 1961 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Tulancingo Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops Rite: Latin (or Roman) State: Hidalgo Country: México Square Kilometers: 8,461 (3,268 Square Miles) Conference Region: Centro Official Web Site: https://www.obispadotula.org/ Mailing Address: Obispado, 5 de Mayo N. 5, 42800 Tula de Allende, Hgo., México Telephone: (773)732-02-75

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra (22 May 1961 Appointed - 11 Sep 1985 Appointed, Bishop of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán)
• José Trinidad Medel Pérez † (22 May 1986 Appointed - 4 Mar 1993 Appointed, Archbishop of Durango)
• Octavio Villegas Aguilar (27 Apr 1994 Appointed - 29 Dec 2005 Appointed, Titular Bishop of Cissita)
• Juan Pedro Juárez Meléndez (12 Oct 2006 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
27 February 1961	Erected	Archdiocese of México (Acajuba, Alfajayucan, Atitalaquia, Atotonilco Tula, Chapantongo, Chilcuautla, Francisco Madero, Huichapan, Mixquiahuala, Nopala, Tasquillo, Tecozautla, Tepeji del Rio, Tepetitlan, Tetepango, Tezontepec de Aldama, Tlaxcoapan, and Tula de Allende) Diocese of Tulancingo (Cardonal, Ixmiquilpan, Nicolas Flores, San Salvador, Santiago, Zimapan, Pacula, Jacala, and La Misión)	Diocese of Tula (erected)
25 November 2006	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Tula (from Mexico)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1965	310,000	320,000	96.9%	23	8	31	10,000			59	23	ap1967
1970	373,305	388,305	96.1%	25	6	31	12,042		13	90	23	ap1971
1976	448,000	465,000	96.3%	32	39	71	6,309		46	83	24	ap1977
1980	530,000	550,000	96.4%	38	15	53	10,000		20	101	24	ap1981
1990	750,000	800,000	93.8%	49	11	60	12,500	2	14	121	34	ap1991
1999	1,170,000	1,173,000	99.7%	61	8	69	16,956		14	75	35	ap2000
2000	1,174,680	1,175,000	100.0%	58	10	68	17,274		16	81	39	ap2001
2001	1,052,700	1,210,000	87.0%	55	10	65	16,195		15	85	40	ap2002
2002	1,052,700	1,210,000	87.0%	59	12	71	14,826		13	85	43	ap2003
2003	1,052,700	1,210,000	87.0%	65	14	79	13,325	1	14	85	38	ap2004
2004	968,000	1,210,000	80.0%	62	16	78	12,410	1	16	85	39	ap2005
2010	1,025,000	1,287,000	79.6%	82	11	93	11,021	1	11	111	45	ap2011
2014	1,062,000	1,334,000	79.6%	73	8	81	13,111	1	8	96	46	ap2015
2017	501,000	597,100	83.9%	80	8	88	5,693	1	8	74	46	ap2018
2020	507,000	609,135	83.2%	84		84	6,035	2	19	110	50	ap2021
2022	516,000	620,000	83.2%	82	7	89	5,797	1	19	65	49	ap2023

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• José Antonio Fernández Hurtado (Priest: 14 Oct 1978 to 11 Feb 2005)
• Juan Pedro Juárez Meléndez (Bishop: 12 Oct 2006 - )
• José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra (Bishop: 22 May 1961 to 11 Sep 1985)
• Octavio Villegas Aguilar (Bishop: 27 Apr 1994 to 29 Dec 2005)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• José Trinidad Medel Pérez † (Bishop: 22 May 1986 to 4 Mar 1993)

Source(s)

Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 53, Page 599, to Page 602 Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 99, Page 57, to Page 60

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