Saltillo diocese
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Saltillo diocese
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| Country | Mexico |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Monterrey |
| Diocesan bishop | José Raúl Vera López OP |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Francisco Raúl Villalobos Padilla |
| Vicar General | Gerardo Candelario Escareño Arciniega |
| founding | June 23, 1891 |
| surface | 72,492 km² |
| Parishes | 63 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Residents | 1,365,780 ( 12/31/2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Catholics | 1,201,886 ( 12/31/2014 / AP2015 ) |
| proportion of | 88% |
| Diocesan priest | 133 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Religious priest | 56 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 6,359 |
| Permanent deacons | 1 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Friars | 75 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Religious sisters | 322 ( 12/31/2014 / AP2015 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral de Santiago |
| Website | www.diocesisdesaltillo.org.mx |
The Diocese of Saltillo ( lat. : Dioecesis Saltillensis , span. : Diócesis de Saltillo ) is in Mexico located Roman Catholic diocese based in Saltillo .
history
The Diocese of Saltillo was on June 23, 1891 by Pope Leo XIII. Erected from cession of territory by the diocese Linares o Nueva León . On 19 June 1957, the Diocese of Saltillo were parts of its territory to the founding of the Apostolic Constitution Qui hanc erected Diocese of Torreón from. Another area assignment took place on 8 January 2003 to the founding of the Apostolic Constitution Sollicitus de spirituali erected Diocese of Piedras Negras .
The Diocese of Saltillo is subordinate to the Archdiocese of Monterrey as a suffragan .
Bishops of Saltillo
- Santiago de los Santos Garza Zambrano , 1893–1898, then Bishop of León
- José María de Jesús Portugal y Serratos OFM , 1898–1902, then Bishop of Aguascalientes
- Jesús María Echavarría y Aguirre , 1904–1954
- Luis Guízar y Barragán , 1954–1975
- Francisco Raúl Villalobos Padilla , 1975-1999
- José Raúl Vera López OP , since 1999
See also
Web links
Commons : Diocese of Saltillo - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Homepage of the Diocese of Saltillo (Spanish)
- Entry for the Diocese of Saltillo on catholic-hierarchy.org
Individual evidence
- ^ Pius XII : Const. Apost. Qui hanc , AAS 50 (1958), n.5, p. 188ff.
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II : Const. Apost. Sollicitus de spirituali , AAS 95 (2003), n.6, p. 382f.