Roman Catholic Diocese of Piedras Negras explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Piedras Negras
Latin:Dioecesis Saxanigrensis
Local:Diócesis de Piedras Negras
Country:Mexico
Province:Province of Monterrey
Area Sqmi:21,864
Population:550,000
Population As Of:2004
Catholics:440,000
Catholics Percent:80
Parishes:26
Denomination:Catholic Church
Sui Iuris Church:Latin Church
Rite:Roman Rite
Established:8 January 2003 (years ago)
Cathedral:Cathedral of the Martyrs of Christ the King
Bishop:Alonso Gerardo Garza Treviño
Metro Archbishop:Rogelio Cabrera López
Map:Roman Catholic Diocese of Piedras Negras in Mexico.jpg

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.

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