| Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
| Saltillo | |
| Latin: | Dioecesis Saltillensis |
| Local: | Diócesis de Saltillo |
| Country: | Mexico |
| Province: | Monterrey |
| Area Sqmi: | 21,864 |
| Population: | 546,576 |
| Population As Of: | 2004 |
| Catholics: | 524,987 |
| Catholics Percent: | 96.1 |
| Parishes: | 60 |
| Denomination: | Catholic Church |
| Sui Iuris Church: | Latin Church |
| Rite: | Roman Rite |
| Established: | 23 June 1891 (years ago) |
| Cathedral: | Cathedral of St. James |
| Bishop: | Hilario González García |
| Metro Archbishop: | Rogelio Cabrera López |
| Emeritus Bishops: | José Raúl Vera López, O.P. |
| Map: | Roman Catholic Diocese of Saltillo in Mexico.jpg |
| Website: | www.diocesisdesaltillo.org.mx |
The Diocese of Saltillo (la|Dioecesis Saltillensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Mexico. The diocese was erected on 23 June 1891. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Monterrey.
The Franciscan priest Andres de Leon was one of the first missionaries in this territory in the sixteenth century. In 1827 the name of Saltillo was changed to Ciudad Leona Vicario, in honor of the Mexican heroine of that name, but the original name always prevailed. The Franciscans of the Province of Jalisco had eight missions in Coahuila, which, in 1777, formed part of the See of Linares, or Monterey, and belonged to it until 1891, when Pope Leo XIII erected the See of Saltillo with jurisdiction over the entire State of Coahuila.[1]
According to the Catholic News Agency (CNA), Vera Lopez, the bishop of Saltillo, Mexico, will meet with Marc Ouellet, the Cardinal Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops in the Vatican's Roman Curia, "to discuss Bishop Vera's support for the San Elredo Community, an organization that embraces homosexuality." The San Elredo Community has become a separate organization apart from the Diocese of Saltillo.[2]
| Date | Reason | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 June 1957 | to form the Diocese of Torreón | |
| 8 January 2003 | to form the Diocese of Piedras Negras |