Roman Catholic Diocese of Torreón
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Torreón (Latin: Dioecesis Torreonensis) (erected 19 June 1957) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Durango.
Diocese of Torreón Dioecesis Torreonensis Diócesis de Torreón | |
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 Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Carmen | |
| Location | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Durango |
| Metropolitan | Torreón |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 8,679 sq mi (22,480 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 867,543 694,034 (80%) |
| Parishes | 66 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 19 June 1957 (63 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Luis Martín Barraza Beltrán, Ist. del Prado |
| Bishops emeritus | José Guadalupe Galván Galindo |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| www.diocesisdetorreon.org | |
The diocese was the second one created in the state of Coahuila. It comprises the five municipalities that form the Laguna region of the State: Torreón, Francisco I. Madero, Viesca, Matamoros and San Pedro. Before 1959 the territory was part of the Diocese of Saltillo.
Bishops
Ordinaries
- Fernando Romo Gutiérrez (1958 -1990)
- Luis Morales Reyes (1990 - 1999), appointed Archbishop of San Luis Potosí, México
- José Guadalupe Galván Galindo (2000 - 2017)
- Luis Martín Barraza Beltrán, Ist. del Prado (2017 - )
Coadjutor bishop
- Luis Morales Reyes (1985-1990)
Episcopal See
- Torreón, Coahuila
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