Roman Catholic Diocese of Nuevo Laredo

Diocese of Nuevo Laredo Dioecesis Novolaredensis Diócesis de Nuevo Laredo
Location
Country	Mexico
Ecclesiastical province	Province of Monterrey
Metropolitan	Nuevo Laredo
Statistics
Area	7,484 sq mi (19,380 km2)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 976,600 791,000 (81%)
Parishes	34
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	6 November 1989 (34 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Holy Spirit
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Sede vacante (vacant see); Bishop Gustavo Rodríguez Vega was appointed Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Yucatán, based in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico, by Pope Francis, on Monday, June 1, 2015; to be installed there
Metropolitan Archbishop	Rogelio Cabrera López
Website
www.diocesisdenuevolaredo.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nuevo Laredo (Latin: Dioecesis Novolaredensis) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Monterrey. It is located in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. It covers an area of 7,484 Square Miles (19,378 square kilometers) and serves 980,000 inhabitants of which 86% is Roman Catholic. The Dioceses of Nuevo Laredo was erected on November 6, 1989 under "quo Facilius." The Diocese is currently a sede vacante (vacant see); the Bishop, Gustavo Rodríguez Vega, was appointed Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Yucatán, based in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico, by Pope Francis, on Monday, June 1, 2015. He will be installed there at a date in the near future, and a Diocesan Administrator will be named to oversee the Diocese of Nuevo Laredo until the Pope chooses his successor.

Bishops

• Ricardo Watty Urquidi, M.Sp.S. (1989–2008)
• Gustavo Rodríguez Vega (2008- )

External links and references

• "Diocese of Nuevo Laredo". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-07.