Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tijuana
{{Short description|Roman Catholic archdiocese in Mexico}}
{{Infobox diocese
| jurisdiction = Archdiocese
| name = Tijuana
| latin = Archidioecesis Tigiuanaënsis
| local = Arquidiócesis de Tijuana
| image = TJ Church.jpg
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| caption = Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe
| country = Mexico
| metropolitan = Tijuana
| territory =
| province = Province of Tijuana
| coordinates =
| area_sqmi = 9,641
| population = 2,284,000
| population_as_of = 2010
| catholics = 2,170,000
| catholics_percent = 95
| parishes = 95
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| denomination = Roman Catholic
| rite = Roman Rite
| established = 20 January 1874 ({{age|1874|1|20}} years ago)
| cathedral = Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe
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| pope = {{Incumbent pope}}
| bishop = Francisco Moreno Barrón
| bishop_title = Archbishop
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| map = Arquidiócesis de Tijuana.svg
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| website = [http://www.iglesiatijuana.org/ www.iglesiatijuana.org]
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tijuana ({{langx|la|Archidioecesis Tigiuanaënsis}}) is a Metropolitan Archdiocese in Mexico. It is based in the city of Tijuana, Baja California, and the province has the suffragan dioceses of Ensenada, La Paz en la Baja California Sur, and Mexicali.
Bishops
=Ordinaries=
- Ramón María de San José Moreno y Castañeda, O. Carm. (1873–1879). appointed Bishop of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas)
- Buenaventura del Purísimo Corazón de María Portillo y Tejeda, O.F.M. (1880–1882), appointed Bishop of Chilapa, Guerrero
- Silvino Ramírez y Cuera (1921–1922)
- Alfredo Galindo Mendoza, M.Sp.S. (1948–1970)
- Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo (1970–1982), appointed Bishop of Cuernavaca, Morelos; future Cardinal
- Emilio Carlos Berlie Belaunzarán (1983–1995), appointed Archbishop of Yucatán
- Rafael Romo Muñoz (1996–2016)
- Francisco Moreno Barrón (2016–present)
=Other priests of this diocese who became bishops=
- Francisco Javier Chavolla Ramos, appointed Bishop of Matamoros, Tamaulipas in 1991
- Ramón Castro Castro, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Yucatán in 2004
See also
External links and references
- {{cite web|title = Archdiocese of Tijuana|work=Catholic-Hierarchy|url =http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dtiju.html|accessdate=2007-02-02}}
- Official Website of the Archdiocese: http://www.iglesiatijuana.org/
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Category:Roman Catholic dioceses in Mexico
Tijuana, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of
Category:Religious organizations established in 1874
Category:Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century
Category:1874 establishments in Mexico
Category:Religion in Baja California
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