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Diocese of Tampico Dioecesis Tampicensis Diócesis de Tampico |
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Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción
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| Location | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Monterrey |
| Metropolitan | Tampico, Tamaulipas |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 8,756 sq mi (22,680 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 1,234,000 1,150,000 (93.2%) |
| Parishes | 64 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 13 August 1861 (155 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | José Luis Dibildox Martínez |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Rogelio Cabrera López |
| Emeritus Bishops | Rafael Gallardo García, O.S.A. |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tampico (Latin: Dioecesis Tampicensis) (erected 12 March 1870 as Diocese of Ciudad Victoria-Tamaulipas, renamed 25 February 1958) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Monterrey.