Roman Catholic Diocese of Matehuala
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Matehuala (Latin: Dioecesis Matehualensis) (erected 28 May 1997) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of San Luis Potosí.
Diocese of Matehuala Dioecesis Matehualensis Diócesis de Matehuala | |
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 Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción | |
| Location | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of San Luis Potosí |
| Metropolitan | Matehuala |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 10,394 sq mi (26,920 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2004) 249,692 213,812 (85.6%) |
| Parishes | 17 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 28 May 1997 (23 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Margarito Salazar Cárdenas |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | José Carlos Cabrero Romero |
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Ordinaries
- Rodrigo Aguilar Martínez (1997-2006), appointed, Bishop of Tehuacán, Puebla
- Lucas Martínez Lara (2006-2016)
- Margarito Salazar Cárdenas (2018-
Episcopal See
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