Roman Catholic Diocese of Piedras Negras

Diocese of Piedras Negras
Dioecesis Saxanigrensis
Diócesis de Piedras Negras

Catedral Mártires de Cristo Rey
Location
Country Mexico
Ecclesiastical province Province of Monterrey
Metropolitan Piedras Negras, Coahuila
Statistics
Area 21,864 sq mi (56,630 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
550,000
440,000 (80%)
Parishes 26
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established 8 January 2003 (12 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral of the Martyrs of Christ the King
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Alonso Gerardo Garza Treviño
Metropolitan Archbishop Rogelio Cabrera López
Website
www.diocesisdenuevolaredo.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Piedras Negras (Latin: Dioecesis Saxanigrensis) (erected 8 January 2003) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Monterrey, in Mexico.

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