Roman Catholic Diocese of Saltillo
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saltillo (erected 23 June 1891) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Monterrey.
[edit] Ordinaries
- Santiago de los Santos Garza Zambrano (1893 -1898)
- José María de Jesús Portugal y Serratos, O.F.M. (1898 -1902)
- Jesús María Echavarría y Aguirre (1904 -1954)
- Luis Guízar y Barragán (1954 -1975)
- Francisco Raúl Villalobos Padilla (1975 -1999) - Bishop Emeritus
- José Raúl Vera López, O.P. (1999 - )
[edit] Territorial losses
Date | Reason |
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19 June 1957 | to form the Diocese of Torreón |
8 January 2003 | to form the Diocese of Piedras Negras |
[edit] External links and References
- Diocese of Saltillo. Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved on February 7, 2007.