Roman Catholic Diocese of Nuevo Laredo explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Nuevo Laredo
Latin:Dioecesis Novolaredensis
Local:Diócesis de Nuevo Laredo
Country:Mexico
Province:Province of Monterrey
Area Sqmi:7,484
Population:976,600
Population As Of:2004
Catholics:791,000
Catholics Percent:81
Parishes:34
Denomination:Catholic Church
Sui Iuris Church:Latin Church
Rite:Roman Rite
Established:6 November 1989 (years ago)
Cathedral:Cathedral of the Holy Spirit
Bishop:Enrique Sanchez Martinez
Metro Archbishop:Rogelio Cabrera López
Map:Roman Catholic Diocese of Nuevo Laredo in Mexico.jpg
Website:www.diocesisdenuevolaredo.org

The Diocese of Nuevo Laredo (Latin: Dioecesis Novolaredensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Monterrey. It covers an area of 7,484 Square Miles (19,378 square kilometers) and serves 980,000 inhabitants of which 86 percent are Catholic. The Diocese of Nuevo Laredo was erected on November 6, 1989 under the papal bull "quo Facilius." The current Bishop of Nuevo Laredo is Enrique Sanchez Martinez, who before coming to Nuevo Laredo in 2015 was the auxiliary bishop in the Diocese of Durango.[1] His predecessor, Gustavo Rodriguez Vega, was called away from the diocese by Pope Francis to serve as Archbishop of Yucatán, which Archdiocese is based in Mérida.

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  1. Web site: Diócesis de Nuevo Laredo is under construction.
  2. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-06-01 . 2015-06-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150620000517/http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2015/06/01/0421/00915.html . dead .
  3. Web site: Web Translator.