Roman Catholic Diocese of Nuevo Laredo

Diocese of Nuevo Laredo
Dioecesis Novolaredensis
Diócesis de Nuevo Laredo
Location
Country Mexico
Ecclesiastical province Province of Monterrey
Metropolitan Nuevo Laredo
Statistics
Area 7,484 sq mi (19,380 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2004)
976,600
791,000 (81%)
Parishes 34
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established 6 November 1989 (28 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral of the Holy Spirit
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Sede vacante (vacant see); Bishop Gustavo Rodríguez Vega was appointed Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Yucatán, based in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico, by Pope Francis, on Monday, June 1, 2015; to be installed there[1][2]
Metropolitan Archbishop Rogelio Cabrera López
Map
Website
www.diocesisdenuevolaredo.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nuevo Laredo (Latin: Dioecesis Novolaredensis) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Monterrey. It is located in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. It covers an area of 7,484 Square Miles (19,378 square kilometers) and serves 980,000 inhabitants of which 86% is Roman Catholic. The Dioceses of Nuevo Laredo was erected on November 6, 1989 under "quo Facilius." The current bishop of Nuevo Laredo is Enrique Sanchez Martinez, who before coming to Nuevo Laredo in 2015 was the auxiliary bishop of Durango.[3] His predecessor, Gustavo Rodriguez Vega, was called away from the diocese by Pope Francis to serve as Archbishop of Merida, in the state of Yucatan.

Bishops

Enrique Sanchez Martinez (2015- )

  • "Diocese of Nuevo Laredo". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-07.

References

  1. ↑ http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2015/06/01/0421/00915.html
  2. ↑ http://www.microsofttranslator.com/BV.aspx?ref=IE8Activity&a=http%3A%2F%2Fpress.vatican.va%2Fcontent%2Fsalastampa%2Fen%2Fbollettino%2Fpubblico%2F2015%2F06%2F01%2F0421%2F00915.html
  3. ↑ http://diocesisnuevolaredo.org/obispo/


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