Roman Catholic Diocese of Piedras Negras
Diocese of Piedras Negras Dioecesis Saxanigrensis Diócesis de Piedras Negras | |
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Location | |
Country | Mexico |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Monterrey |
Statistics | |
Area | 21,864 sq mi (56,630 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2004) 550,000 440,000 (80%) |
Parishes | 26 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 8 January 2003 (19 years ago) |
Cathedral | |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Rogelio Cabrera López |
Map | |
The Diocese of Piedras Negras (Latin: Dioecesis Saxanigrensis) 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 8 January 2003. Its cathedra is found within the Catedral Mártires de Cristo Rey in the episcopal see of Piedras Negras, Coahuila.
Ordinaries[]
- (2003– )
External links[]
- "Diocese of Piedras Negras". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-07.
Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Mexico
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Monterrey
- Christian organizations established in 2003
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 21st century
- Mexican Roman Catholic diocese stubs