Diocese of Matehuala
| Diocese of Matehuala Dioecesis Matehualensis Diócesis de Matehuala | |
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| Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción
Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción
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| Location | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of San Luis Potosí |
| Metropolitan | Matehuala |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 26,912 km2 (10,391 sq mi) |
| Population Total Catholics |
(as of 2023) 273,234 239,332 (87.6%) |
| Parishes | 17 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 28 May 1997 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception |
| Secular priests | 34 (31 diocesan, 3 religious orders) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Sede vacante |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Jorge Alberto Cavazos Arizpe |
| Apostolic Administrator | Jorge Alberto Cavazos Arizpe |
| Map | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Matehuala (Latin: Dioecesis Matehualensis) (erected 28 May 1997) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of San Luis Potosí.
Ordinaries
- Rodrigo Aguilar Martínez (1997–2006), appointed Bishop of Tehuacán, Puebla
- Lucas Martínez Lara (2006–2016)
- Margarito Salazar Cárdenas (2018–2026), appointed Bishop of Tampico, Tamaulipas
- Apostolic Administrator Jorge Alberto Cavazos Arizpe (2026–Present); Archbishop of San Luis Potosí
Episcopal See
See also
External links and references
- "Diocese of Matehuala". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-08.
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Canonical status and jurisdiction
Roman Catholic Diocese of Matehuala is a diocese of the catholic church of the Catholic Church.[1]