Diocese of Las Cruces
| Diocese of Las Cruces | |
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| Country | United States |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Santa Fe |
| Diocesan bishop | Peter Baldacchino |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Ricardo Ramirez CSB |
| founding | 1982 |
| surface | 115,166 km² |
| Parishes | 47 ( 12/31/2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Residents | 561,937 ( 12/31/2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics | 236,658 (December 31, 2016 / AP2017 ) |
| proportion of | 42.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 46 (December 31, 2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 26 (31.12.2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 3,287 |
| Permanent deacons | 53 (31.12.2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Friars | 26 (31.12.2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 3 (31.12.2016 / AP2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral |
| Co-cathedral | Basilica of San Albino |
| Website | www.dioceseoflascruces.org |
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The Diocese of Las Cruces ( Latin : Dioecesis Las Cruces ) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States with its seat in Las Cruces , New Mexico .
It includes the ten southern counties of the state of New Mexico: Hidalgo , Grant , Luna , Sierra , Doña Ana , Otero , Lincoln , Chaves , Eddy, and Lea .
history
Pope John Paul II founded it on August 17, 1982 from cessions of territory from the Diocese of El Paso and the Archdiocese of Santa Fe , to which it was also subordinated as a suffragan diocese.
Bishops of Las Cruces
- Ricardo Ramirez CSB , 1982-2013
- Oscar Cantú , 2013–2018
- Peter Baldacchino , since 2019
See also
Web links
- Entry on the diocese of Las Cruces on gcatholic.org (English)
- Entry for the diocese of Las Cruces on catholic-hierarchy.org
Cathedral : Immaculate Heart of Mary