Roman Catholic Diocese of Linares (Mexico)
Diocese of Linares Dioecesis Linarina Diócesis de Linares | |
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Location | |
Country | Mexico |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Monterrey |
Statistics | |
Area | 12,921 sq mi (33,470 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2004) 317,057 269,141 (84.9%) |
Parishes | 21 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 30 April 1962 (59 years ago) |
Cathedral | |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | vacant |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Rogelio Cabrera López |
Bishops emeritus | Ramón Calderón Batres |
Website | |
www.diocesisdelinares.com |
The Diocese of Linares in Mexico (Latin: Dioecesis Linarina) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Mexico. The diocese is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Monterrey. It was erected on 30 April 1962. The cathedra is found in the in the episcopal see of Linares, Nuevo León.
Bishops[]
- Anselmo Zarza Bernal (1962 -1966), appointed Bishop of León, Guanajuato
- (1966 -1973), resigned and was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco
- Rafael Gallardo García, O.S.A. (1974 -1987), appointed Bishop of Tampico, Tamaulipas
- Ramón Calderón Batres (1988 -2014)
- (2014 -2020), appointed Bishop of Saltillo, Coahuila
External links and references[]
- "Diocese of Linares". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-07.
Coordinates: 24°51′33″N 99°34′04″W / 24.8592°N 99.5678°W
Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Mexico
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Monterrey
- Christian organizations established in 1962
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- Mexican Roman Catholic diocese stubs