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 | |
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Catedral de San Felipe Apóstol | |
Location | |
Country | Mexico |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Monterrey |
Metropolitan | Linares, Nuevo León |
Statistics | |
Area | 12,921 sq mi (33,470 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2004) 317,057 269,141 (84.9%) |
Parishes | 21 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 30 April 1962 (58 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Philip |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | vacant |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Rogelio Cabrera López |
Bishops emeritus | Ramón 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
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