Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Ciudad Victoria | |
Latin: | Dioecesis Civitatis Victoriensis |
Local: | Diócesis de Ciudad Victoria |
Country: | Mexico |
Province: | Province of Monterrey |
Area Sqmi: | 15,341 |
Population: | 463,762 |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Catholics: | 387,241 |
Catholics Percent: | 83.5 |
Parishes: | 33 |
Denomination: | Catholic Church |
Sui Iuris Church: | Latin Church |
Rite: | Roman Rite |
Established: | 21 December 1964 (years ago) |
Cathedral: | Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus |
Bishop: | Oscar Efraín Tamez Villarreal |
Metro Archbishop: | Rogelio Cabrera López |
Emeritus Bishops: | Antonio González Sánchez |
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.