Roman Catholic Diocese of Orizaba

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Orizaba (Latin: Dioecesis Orizabensis) (erected 15 April 2000) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Xalapa.

Diocese of Orizaba Dioecesis Orizabensis Diócesis de Orizaba
Catedral de San Miguel Arcangel
Location
Country	Mexico
Ecclesiastical province	Province of Jalapa
Metropolitan	Orizaba, Veracruz
Statistics
Area	777 sq mi (2,010 km2)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2003) 551,010 498,648 (90.5%)
Parishes	40
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	15 April 2000 (25 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Francisco Eduardo Cervantes Merino
Metropolitan Archbishop	Vacant
Map
Website
www.diocesisdeorizaba.com[usurped]

Ordinaries

• Hipólito Reyes Larios (2000 - 2007), appointed Archbishop of Jalapa (Xalapa), Veracruz
• Marcelino Hernández Rodríguez (2008 - 2013); named Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Colima, based in Colima, Mexico, by Pope Francis on Monday, November 11, 2013
• Francisco Eduardo Cervantes Merino (2015 - )

Episcopal See

• Orizaba, Veracruz