Roman Catholic Diocese of Saltillo
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Diocese of Saltillo
Dioecesis Saltillensis
Diócesis de Saltillo
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| Location | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Monterrey |
| Metropolitan | Piedras Negras, Coahuila |
| Statistics | |
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| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 546,576 524,987 (96.1%) |
| Parishes | 60 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 23 June 1891 (133 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. James |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | José Raúl Vera López, O.P. |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Rogelio Cabrera López |
| Website | |
| www.diocesisdesaltillo.org.mx | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saltillo (Latin: Dioecesis Saltillensis) (erected 23 June 1891) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Monterrey.
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History
The Franciscan Father Andres de Leon was one of the first missionaries in this territory in the sixteenth century. In 1827 the name of Saltillo was changed to Ciudad Leona Vicario, in honor of the Mexican heroine of that name, but the original name always prevailed. The Franciscan Fathers of the Province of Jalisco had eight missions in Coahuila, which, in 1777, formed part of the See of Linares, or Monterey, and belonged to it until 1891, when Pope Leo XIII erected the See of Saltillo with jurisdiction over the entire State of Coahuila.[1]
According to the Catholic News Agency (CNA), Bishop Raul Vera Lopez of Saltillo, Mexico will meet with Cardinal Marc Ouellet, the Cardinal Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops in the Vatican's Roman Curia, "to discuss Bishop Vera's support for the San Elredo Community, an organization that embraces homosexuality." The San Elredo Community has become a separate organization apart from the Diocese of Saltillo.[2]
Ordinaries
- Santiago de los Santos Garza Zambrano (1893–1898)
- José María de Jesús Portugal y Serratos, O.F.M. (1898–1902)
- Jesús María Echavarría y Aguirre (1904–1954)
- Luis Guízar y Barragán (1954–1975)
- Francisco Raúl Villalobos Padilla (1975–1999) - Bishop Emeritus
- José Raúl Vera López, O.P. (1999 - )
Territorial losses
| Date | Reason |
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| 19 June 1957 | to form the Diocese of Torreón |
| 8 January 2003 | to form the Diocese of Piedras Negras |
Episcopal See
External links and references
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- ↑ Catholic Encyclopedia (1913)/Diocese of Saltillo
- ↑ Vatican to examine Mexican bishop's gay ministry
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