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Diocese of Veracruz Dioecesis Verae Crucis Diócesis de Veracruz |
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Catedral de la Asunción de María
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| Location | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Jalapa |
| Metropolitan | Veracruz, Veracruz |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,476 sq mi (9,000 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 2,105,000 1,894,000 (90%) |
| Parishes | 72 |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 9 June 1962 (54 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Luis Felipe Gallardo Martín del Campo, S.D.B. |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Hipólito Reyes Larios |
| Emeritus Bishops | Luis Gabriel Cuara Méndez |
| Website | |
| diocesisdeveracruz.mx | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Veracruz (Latin: Dioecesis Verae Crucis) (erected 9 June 1962) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Jalapa.