Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Valles

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Valles (Latin: Dioecesis Vallipolitana) (erected 27 November 1960) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of San Luis Potosí. It was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Monterrey until 25 November 2006.

Diocese of Ciudad Valles

Dioecesis Vallipolitana

Diócesis de Ciudad Valles
Location
Country Mexico
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of San Luis Potosí
MetropolitanCiudad Valles
Statistics
Area5,512 sq mi (14,280 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2006)
999,000
939,000 (94%)
Parishes42
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established27 November 1960 (60 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopRoberto Yenny García
Metropolitan ArchbishopJosé Carlos Cabrero Romero
Bishops emeritusRoberto Octavio Balmori Cinta, M.J.
Map
Website
www.diocesisdeciudadvalles.org.mx

Bishops

Ordinaries

  • Carlos Quintero Arce (1961 -1966)
  • Alfonso Reyes Ramos (1966 -1969)
  • José Melgoza Osorio (1970 -1979)
  • Juvencio González Alvarez (1980 -1995)
  • José Guadalupe Galván Galindo (1994 -2000)
  • Roberto Octavio Balmori Cinta, M.J. (2002 -2020 )
  • Roberto Yenny García (2020 -, elect

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

  • Héctor Luis Morales Sánchez, appointed Prelate of Huautla, Oaxaca in 2005

Territorial losses

YearAlong withTo form
1997Archdiocese of San Luis PotosíDiocese of Matehuala

Episcopal See

  • "Diocese of Ciudad Valles". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-08.


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