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Diocese of Saltillo

Dioecesis Saltillensis



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General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 23 June 1891
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Monterrey
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Coahuila
  • Country: México
  • Square Kilometers: 72,492 (28,000 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Noreste
  • Official Web Site: http://www.diocesisdesaltillo.org.mx/
  • Mailing Address: Obispado, Hidalgo Sur 166, Apartado 25, 25000 Saltillo, Coah., México
  • Telephone: (844)412-37-17

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
23 June 1891ErectedDiocese of Linares o Nueva León Diocese of Saltillo (erected)
19 June 1957Territory LostDiocese of Saltillo (Torreón, Viesca, Matamoros, San Pedro, and Francisco I. Madero) Diocese of Torreón (erected)
8 January 2003Territory LostDiocese of Saltillo (Acuña, Allende, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jiménez, Juaréz, Morelos, Múzquiz, Nava, Piedras Negras, Progreso, Sabinas, San Juan de Sabinas, Villa Union, Zaragoza, and the northern part of Ocampo) Diocese of Piedras Negras (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1948430,000435,00098.9%2721488,9582614830ap1951
1966536,000560,00095.7%7126975,5254122035ap1967
1970711,000748,39495.0%6629957,4844428837ap1971
1976760,000844,19990.0%69341037,3785428147ap1977
1980975,0001,075,00090.7%73341079,1125829450ap1981
19901,100,0001,250,00088.0%92311238,94316135056ap1991
19991,436,8001,632,72588.0%139321718,40225541968ap2000
20001,480,0001,682,00088.0%132371698,7576434371ap2001
20011,322,8151,521,04687.0%143381817,3085336571ap2002
20021,347,3431,566,67786.0%148371857,2826433877ap2003
2003925,0001,064,63786.9%117331506,16615431753ap2004
2004524,987546,57696.1%107341413,72316131127ap2005
20101,173,1501,304,00090.0%121481696,94117526560ap2011
20141,201,8861,365,78088.0%133561896,35917532263ap2014
20171,332,0411,480,04190.0%138581966,79618129866ap2018
20201,358,6001,437,12294.5%150431937,03916426165ap2021
20221,171,7031,507,98377.7%146401866,299205525366ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


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