Diocese of

Linares

Mexico Mexico

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Linares / Linarin(us) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Monterrey

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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History

Contact Info

Address: Morelos y Antonio de JesĂșs SacedĂłn, Centro, 67700 - Linares, N.L., Mexico

Phone: (821) 2-12-18-12

Present Prelates

Bishop (2021.11.27 – ...):Bishop CĂ©sar Alfonso Ortega DĂ­az (55)Bishop CĂ©sar Alfonso Ortega DĂ­az (55)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Linares (Roman Rite)

Bishop CĂ©sar Alfonso Ortega DĂ­az (55)Bishop CĂ©sar Alfonso Ortega DĂ­az (55)
(2021.11.27 – ...)

Bishop of Linares (Mexico)

Ecce venio ut faciam voluntatem tuam

Born:1969.05.12 (Chihuahua, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:1996.08.15
Consecrated Bishop:2022.02.22

Priest of Parral (Mexico) (1996.08.15 – 2021.11.27)

Bishop of Linares (Mexico) (2021.11.27 – ...)

Bishop Hilario GonzĂĄlez GarcĂ­a (59)Bishop Hilario GonzĂĄlez GarcĂ­a (59)
(2014.11.19 – 2020.11.21)

Bishop of Saltillo (Mexico)

Sirvamos al Señor con alegria

Born:1965.06.19 (Monterrey, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:1995.08.15
Consecrated Bishop:2015.01.22

Priest of Monterrey (Mexico) (1995.08.15 – 2014.11.19)

Bishop of Linares (Mexico) (2014.11.19 – 2020.11.21)

Bishop of Saltillo (Mexico) (2020.11.21 – ...)

Bishop RamĂłn CalderĂłn Batres (86)Bishop RamĂłn CalderĂłn Batres (86)
(1988.02.12 – 2014.11.19)

Bishop emeritus of Linares (Mexico)

Mués tranos al Padre

Born:1938.10.29 (La Luz, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:1962.07.01
Consecrated Bishop:1988.03.25

Priest of Morelia (Mexico) (1962.07.01 – 1988.02.12)

Bishop of Linares (Mexico) (1988.02.12 – 2014.11.19)

Bishop Rafael Gallardo GarcĂ­a, O.S.A.
(1974.07.11 – 1987.05.21)

Born:1927.10.28 (Yuriria, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:1950.04.08
Consecrated Bishop:1974.09.24
Died:2021.01.30 (Tampico, Mexico † 93)

Bishop of Linares (Mexico) (1974.07.11 – 1987.05.21)

Bishop of Tampico (Mexico) (1987.05.21 – 2003.12.27)

Bishop Antonio SahagĂșn LĂłpez
(1966.07.18 – 1973.10.31)

Siervo de Dios y apĂłstol

Born:1917.02.17 (Mexico)
Ordained Priest:1943.04.24
Consecrated Bishop:1966.09.21
Died:2005.10.31 († 88)

Bishop of Linares (Mexico) (1966.07.18 – 1973.10.31)

Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara (Mexico) (1973.10.31 – 1992.04.15)

Titular Bishop of Simitthu (1973.10.31 – 2005.10.31)

Bishop Anselmo Zarza Bernal
(1962.05.24 – 1966.01.13)

Born:1916.06.04 (Mexico)
Ordained Priest:1939.04.08
Consecrated Bishop:1962.08.22
Died:2014.04.15 († 97)

Bishop of Linares (Mexico) (1962.05.24 – 1966.01.13)

Bishop of León (Mexico) (1966.01.13 – 1992.01.04)

Special Churches

Matehuala (↙), Zacatecas (←), Saltillo (↖), Monterrey (↖), Nuevo Laredo (↑), Matamoros–Reynosa (→), Ciudad Victoria (↘)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 33,453 kmÂČ

Population: 252,000 Catholics (82.1% of 307,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 24 parishes

Personnel: 40 priests (diocesan), 28 religious (28 sisters), 6 seminarians

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Last updated on 2025.01.03

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