Roman Catholic Diocese of Piedras Negras

The Diocese of Piedras Negras (Latin: Dioecesis Saxanigrensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Mexico. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Monterrey. The diocese was erected on 8 January 2003. Its cathedra is found within the Catedral Mártires de Cristo Rey in the episcopal see of Piedras Negras, Coahuila.

Diocese of Piedras Negras

Dioecesis Saxanigrensis

Diócesis de Piedras Negras
Catedral Mártires de Cristo Rey
Location
CountryMexico
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Monterrey
Statistics
Area21,864 sq mi (56,630 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
550,000
440,000 (80%)
Parishes26
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established8 January 2003 (20 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of the Martyrs of Christ the King
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopAlonso Gerardo Garza Treviño
Metropolitan ArchbishopRogelio Cabrera López
Map

Ordinaries

  • Alonso Gerardo Garza Treviño (2003 )
  • "Diocese of Piedras Negras". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-07.



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