Roman Catholic Diocese of Torreón
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Torreón (erected 19 June 1957) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Durango
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The diocese was the second one created in the state of Coahuila
. It comprises the five municipalities that form the Laguna region of the State: Torreón, Francisco I. Madero, Viesca, Matamoros and San Pedro. Before 1959 the territory was part of the Diocese of Saltillo
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Durango
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Durango is a Metropolitan Archdiocese in Mexico. Based in the city of Durango, it is responsible for the suffragan dioceses of Culiacán, Mazatlán and Torreón as well as the Territorial Prelature of El Salto.-Early history:...
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The diocese was the second one created in the state of Coahuila
Coahuila
Coahuila, formally Coahuila de Zaragoza , officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Coahuila de Zaragoza is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico...
. It comprises the five municipalities that form the Laguna region of the State: Torreón, Francisco I. Madero, Viesca, Matamoros and San Pedro. Before 1959 the territory was part of the Diocese of Saltillo
Roman Catholic Diocese of Saltillo
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saltillo is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Monterrey.-History:The Franciscan Father Andres de Leon was one of the first missionaries in this territory in the sixteenth century...
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Ordinaries
- Fernando Romo Gutiérrez (1958 -1990) - Bishop Emeritus
- Luis Morales Reyes (1990 -1999)
- José Guadalupe Galván Galindo (2000 - )