Piedras Negras (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy] (original) (raw)

Bishop(s) Alfonso Gerardo Miranda Guardiola, Bishop Alonso Gerardo Garza Trevi�o, Bishop Emeritus	General Information Type of Jurisdiction: DioceseErected: 8 January 2003 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Monterrey Rite: Latin (or Roman)State: CoahuilaCountry: M�xicoSquare Kilometers: 56,608 (21,864 Square Miles)Official Web Site: http://www.diocesispn.org/ Mailing Address: Av. Obispado 107, Col. Tecnologico, 26080 Piedras Negras, Coah., MexicoTelephone: (878)795-5610

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
8 January 2003	Erected	Diocese of Saltillo (Acu�a, Allende, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jim�nez, Juar�z, Morelos, M�zquiz, Nava, Piedras Negras, Progreso, Sabinas, San Juan de Sabinas, Villa Union, Zaragoza, and the northern part of Ocampo)	Diocese of Piedras Negras (erected)

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
2003	478,899	549,040	87.2%	40	6	46	10,410	10	72	22	ap2004
2004	440,000	550,000	80.0%	44	7	51	8,627	7	64	26	ap2005
2013	358,000	507,000	70.6%	50	13	63	5,682	17	87	32	ap2014
2016	404,320	571,102	70.8%	57	12	69	5,859	15	82	33	ap2017
2019	416,500	588,350	70.8%	56	17	73	5,705	17	73	37	ap2020
2021	438,700	619,760	70.8%	55	11	66	6,646	22	61	37	ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.