Diocese of Matehuala
Matehualen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Matehuala, Mexico
Latin rite diocese in northern San Luis Potosi, Mexico, erected 28 May 1997. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of San Luis Potosi. Its seat is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Matehuala; the see is vacant as of mid-2026.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 28 May 1997
- Latin
- Matehualen(sis)
- Annuario code
- 001002186
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 213,812
- Population
- 249,692
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 85.6%
- Priests
- 62
- Catholics per priest
- 3,449
- Extent
- 26,920 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 7.9
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
The register holds no ordinary for this see. Where a chair is vacant the vacancy is the fact, and it is recorded rather than filled in. See the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception stands in Matehuala, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of San Luis Potosi
A suffragan of Archdiocese of San Luis Potosi.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of San Luis PotosíSan Luis Potosí
- Diocese of Ciudad VallesCiudad Valles
- Diocese of ZacatecasZacatecas
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Erected on 28 May 1997, the Diocese of Matehuala (Latin: Dioecesis Matehualensis) serves as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of San Luis Potosí.
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The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.