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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Torreón (Latin: Dioecesis Torreonensis) (erected 19 June 1957) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Durango.
Diocese of Torreón Dioecesis Torreonensis Diócesis de Torreón | |
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 Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Carmen | |
| Location | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Durango |
| Metropolitan | Torreón |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 8,679 sq mi (22,480 km2) |
Population
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| Parishes | 66 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 19 June 1957 (69 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Luis Martín Barraza Beltrán, Ist. del Prado |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| www.diocesisdetorreon.org | |
The diocese was the second one created in the state of Coahuila. It consists of 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.
Bishops
editOrdinaries
edit- Fernando Romo Gutiérrez (1958 - 1990)
- Luis Morales Reyes (1990 - 1999), appointed Archbishop of San Luis Potosí, México
- José Guadalupe Galván Galindo (2000 - 2017)
- Luis Martín Barraza Beltrán, Ist. del Prado (2017 - )
Coadjutor bishop
edit- Luis Morales Reyes (1985-1990)
Episcopal See
editExternal links and references
edit- "Diocese of Torreón". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-05.
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