Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Ciudad Valles | |
Latin: | Dioecesis Vallipolitana |
Local: | Diócesis de Ciudad Valles |
Country: | Mexico |
Province: | San Luis Potosí |
Area Sqmi: | 5,512 |
Population: | 999,000 |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Catholics: | 939,000 |
Catholics Percent: | 94 |
Parishes: | 42 |
Denomination: | Catholic Church |
Sui Iuris Church: | Latin Church |
Rite: | Roman Rite |
Established: | 27 November 1960 (years ago) |
Cathedral: | Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe |
Bishop: | Roberto Yenny García |
Metro Archbishop: | Jorge Alberto Cavazos Arizpe |
Emeritus Bishops: | Roberto Octavio Balmori Cinta, M.J. |
Map: | Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Valles in Mexico.jpg |
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 Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe in the episcopal see of Ciudad Valles, San Luis Potosí.
Year | Along with | To form | |
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1997 | Diocese of Matehuala |