Roman Catholic Diocese of Linares (Mexico)

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Linares in Mexico (Latin: Dioecesis Linarina) (erected 30 April 1962) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Monterrey.

Diocese of Linares

Dioecesis Linarina

Diócesis de Linares
Catedral de San Felipe Apóstol
Location
Country Mexico
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Monterrey
MetropolitanLinares, Nuevo León
Statistics
Area12,921 sq mi (33,470 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2004)
317,057
269,141 (84.9%)
Parishes21
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established30 April 1962 (58 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of St. Philip
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Bishopvacant
Metropolitan ArchbishopRogelio Cabrera López
Bishops emeritusRamón Calderón Batres
Website
www.diocesisdelinares.com

Ordinaries

  • Anselmo Zarza Bernal (1962 -1966), appointed Bishop of León, Guanajuato
  • Antonio Sahagún López (1966 -1973), resigned and was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco
  • Rafael Gallardo García, O.S.A. (1974 -1987), appointed Bishop of Tampico, Tamaulipas
  • Ramón Calderón Batres (1988 -2014)
  • Hilario González García (2014 -2020), appointed Bishop of Saltillo, Coahuila

Episcopal See

  • "Diocese of Linares". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-07.


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