Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Valles
Diocese of Ciudad Valles Dioecesis Vallipolitana Diócesis de Ciudad Valles | |
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Location | |
Country | Mexico |
Ecclesiastical province | San Luis Potosí |
Statistics | |
Area | 5,512 sq mi (14,280 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2006) 999,000 939,000 (94%) |
Parishes | 42 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 27 November 1960 (61 years ago) |
Cathedral | |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | |
Metropolitan Archbishop | |
Bishops emeritus | , M.J. |
Map | |
Website | |
www.diocesisdeciudadvalles.org.mx |
The Diocese of Ciudad Valles (Latin: Dioecesis Vallipolitana) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory diocese of the Catholic Church in Mexico. The diocese was erected on 27 November 1960. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of San Luis Potosí. It was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Monterrey until 25 November 2006. It cathedra is found within the in the episcopal see of Ciudad Valles, San Luis Potosí.
Bishops[]
Ordinaries[]
- Carlos Quintero Arce (1961 -1966)
- (1966 -1969)
- (1970 -1979)
- (1980 -1995)
- (1994 -2000)
- , M.J. (2002 -2020 )
- (2020 -, elect
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop[]
- , appointed Prelate of Huautla, Oaxaca in 2005
Territorial losses[]
Year | Along with | To form |
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1997 | Archdiocese of San Luis Potosí | Diocese of Matehuala |
External links and references[]
- "Diocese of Ciudad Valles". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-08.
Coordinates: 21°59′19″N 99°00′49″W / 21.9886°N 99.0136°W
Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Mexico
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of San Luis Potosí
- Christian organizations established in 1960
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- 1960 establishments in Mexico
- Mexican Roman Catholic diocese stubs