Diocese of Torreón
| Diocese of Torreón Dioecesis Torreonensis Diócesis de Torreón | |
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| Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Carmen
Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Carmen
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| Location | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Durango |
| Metropolitan | Torreón |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 8,679 sq mi (22,480 km2) |
| Population Total Catholics |
(as of 2006) 867,543 694,034 (80%) |
| 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 | |
| Website | |
| www.diocesisdetorreon.org | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Torreón (Latin: Dioecesis Torreonensis) (erected 19 June 1957) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Durango.
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
Ordinaries
- 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
- Luis Morales Reyes (1985-1990)
Episcopal See
External links and references
- "Diocese of Torreón". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-05.
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Roman Catholic Diocese of Torreón is a diocese of the catholic church of the Catholic Church.[1]