Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Xalapa
# Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Xalapa

The Archdiocese of Xalapa (Latin: Archidioecesis Ialapensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Mexico. Its episcopal see is Xalapa, Veracruz. A metropolitan see, its ecclesiastical province includes the suffragan dioceses of Coatzacoalcos, Córdoba, Orizaba, Papantla, San Andrés Tuxtla, Tuxpan and Veracruz.

## Bishops

### Ordinaries

* Francisco de Paula Suárez Peredo y Bezares (1863–1869)
* José María Mora y Daza (1870–1884); appointed Bishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles)
* José Ignacio Suárez Peredo y Bezares (1887–1894)
* Joaquín Acadio Pagaza y Ordóñez (1895–1919)
* St. Rafael Guízar Valencia (1919–1938)
* Manuel Pío López Estrada (1939–1968)
* Emilio Abascal y Salmerón (1968–1979)
* Sergio Obeso Rivera (1979–2007); elevated to Cardinal in 2018
* Hipólito Reyes Larios (2007–2021); died in office
* Jorge Carlos Patrón Wong (2021–present)

### Coadjutor bishop

* Sergio Obeso Rivera (1974–1979); future Cardinal

### Auxiliary bishop

* José Rafael Palma Capetillo (2016–present)

### Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

* Ignacio Lehonor Arroyo, appointed Bishop of Tuxpan, Veracruz in 1963
* Sergio Cardinal Obeso Rivera, appointed Bishop of Papantla, Puebla, México in 1971; future Cardinal

## History

* 19 March 1863: Erected as Diocese of Veracruz-Jalapa (from Antequera-Oaxaca and Tlaxcala).
* 24 November 1922: Territory lost to Papantla.
* 29 June 1951: Elevated as Archdiocese of Veracruz-Jalapa.
* 23 May 1959: Territory lost to San Andrés Tuxtla.
* 9 June 1962: Archdiocese of Jalapa erected; territory lost to Veracruz.
* 15 April 2000: Territory lost to Córdoba.
* 15 April 2000: Territory lost to Orizaba.
