Parishes 34 | Denomination Roman Catholic Phone +52 867 711 2928 | |
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Area 7,484 sq mi (19,380 km) Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2004)976,600791,000 (81%) Established 6 November 1989 (27 years ago) Cathedral Catedral del Espíritu Santo Similar Madres Adoratrices, Catedral Del Espiritu Santo, Santo Niño Catholic Church, Parroquia de la Santa Cruz, Parroquia San Francisco Profiles | ||
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nuevo Laredo (Latin: Dioecesis Novolaredensis) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Monterrey. It is located in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. It covers an area of 7,484 Square Miles (19,378 square kilometers) and serves 980,000 inhabitants of which 86% is Roman Catholic. The Dioceses of Nuevo Laredo was erected on November 6, 1989 under "quo Facilius." The Diocese is currently a sede vacante (vacant see); the Bishop, Gustavo Rodríguez Vega, was appointed Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Yucatán, based in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico, by Pope Francis, on Monday, June 1, 2015. He will be installed there at a date in the near future, and a Diocesan Administrator will be named to oversee the Diocese of Nuevo Laredo until the Pope chooses his successor.