Diocese of Torreón
Diocese of Torreón | |
Basic data | |
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Country | Mexico |
Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Durango |
Diocesan bishop | Luis Martín Barraza Beltrán |
Emeritus diocesan bishop | José Guadalupe Galván Galindo |
founding | June 19, 1957 |
surface | 22,471 km² |
Parishes | 60 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
Residents | 902,687 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
Catholics | 722.149 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
proportion of | 80% |
Diocesan priest | 91 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
Religious priest | 35 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
Catholics per priest | 5,731 |
Friars | 38 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
Religious sisters | 112 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
rite | Roman rite |
Liturgical language | Spanish |
cathedral | Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Carmen |
Website | http://www.diocesisdetorreon.org/ |
The Diocese of Torreón ( lat. : Dioecesis Torreonensis , span. : Diócesis de Torreón ) is one in Mexico located Roman Catholic diocese , based in Torreón .
history
The diocese of Torreón was on June 19, 1957 by Pope Pius XII. established with the Apostolic Constitution Qui hanc from cessions of territory of the Diocese of Saltillo and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Durango as a suffragan .
Bishops of Torreón
- Fernando Romo Gutiérrez , 1958–1990
- Luis Morales Reyes , 1990–1999, then Archbishop of San Luis Potosí
- José Guadalupe Galván Galindo , 2000–2017
- Luis Martín Barraza Beltrán , since 2017
See also
Web links
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