Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Victoria
![]() | This article includes a list of references, related reading or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. (October 2017) |
Diocese of Ciudad Victoria Dioecesis Civitatis Victoriensis Diócesis de Ciudad Victoria | |
---|---|
Location | |
Country | Mexico |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Monterrey |
Statistics | |
Area | 15,341 sq mi (39,730 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2006) 463,762 387,241 (83.5%) |
Parishes | 33 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 21 December 1964 (57 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Oscar Efraín Tamez Villarreal |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Rogelio Cabrera López |
Bishops emeritus | |
Website | |
www.diocesisdevictoria.org |
The Diocese of Ciudad Victoria (Latin: Dioecesis Civitatis Victoriensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Mexico. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Monterrey. The diocese was erected on 21 December 1964.
Ordinaries[]
- (1965-1973)
- Alfonso de Jesús Hinojosa Berrones (1974-1985)
- , O.F.M. (1985-1994)
- (1995-2021)
- (2021-present)
Episcopal See[]
- Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas
External links[]
- "Diocese of Ciudad Victoria". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-07.
Coordinates: 23°43′53″N 99°09′03″W / 23.7315°N 99.1508°W
Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Mexico
- Ciudad Victoria
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Monterrey
- Christian organizations established in 1964
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- Mexican Roman Catholic diocese stubs