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 | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Monterrey |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 21,864 sq mi (56,630 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 550,000 440,000 (80%) |
| Parishes | 26 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 8 January 2003 (21 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Martyrs of Christ the King |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Alonso Gerardo Garza Treviño |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Rogelio Cabrera López |
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Ordinaries
edit- Alonso Gerardo Garza Treviño (2003– )
External links
edit- "Diocese of Piedras Negras". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-07.
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