Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Torreón | |
Latin: | Dioecesis Torreonensis |
Local: | Diócesis de Torreón |
Country: | Mexico |
Metropolitan: | Torreón |
Province: | Province of Durango |
Area Sqmi: | 8,679 |
Population: | 867,543 |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Catholics: | 694,034 |
Catholics Percent: | 80 |
Parishes: | 66 |
Denomination: | Roman Catholic |
Rite: | Roman Rite |
Established: | 19 June 1957 (years ago) |
Cathedral: | Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel |
Bishop: | Luis Martín Barraza Beltrán, Ist. del Prado |
Map: | Roman Catholic Diocese of Torreon in Mexico.jpg |
Website: | www.diocesisdetorreon.org |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Torreón (la|Dioecesis Torreonensis) (erected 19 June 1957) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Durango.
The diocese was the second one created in the state of Coahuila. It comprises the five municipalities that form the Laguna region of the State: Torreón, Francisco I. Madero, Viesca, Matamoros and San Pedro. Before 1959 the territory was part of the Diocese of Saltillo.