Diocese of Torreón, Mexico

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Torreón / Torreonen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Durango

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1957.06.19: Established as Diocese of Torreón / Torreonen(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Saltillo and became suffragan of Durango)

Contact Info

Address: Av. Morelos #46 Pte., 27000 - Torreón, Coah., Mexico

Phone: (871) 7-12-30-43

Present Prelates

Bishop (2017.09.09 – ...):

Bishop Luis Martín Barraza Beltrán (60)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Torreón (Roman Rite)

Bishop Luis Martín Barraza Beltrán (60)
(2017.09.09 – ...)

Bishop of Torreón (Mexico)

Mea omnia tua sunt

Born:	1963.11.22 (Ciudad Camargo, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1988.06.17
Consecrated Bishop:	2017.11.29

Priest of Chihuahua (Mexico) (1988.06.17 – 2017.09.09)

Bishop of Torreón (Mexico) (2017.09.09 – ...)

Bishop José Guadalupe Galván Galindo
(2000.10.12 – 2017.09.09)

Al servicio del Pueblo de Dios

Born:	1941.08.21 (Cadereyta, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1965.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:	1994.08.10
Died:	2022.07.16 (Torreón, Mexico † 80)

Bishop of Ciudad Valles (Mexico) (1994.07.08 – 2000.10.12)

Bishop of Torreón (Mexico) (2000.10.12 – 2017.09.09)

Bishop Luis Morales Reyes (later Archbishop)
(1990.06.27 – 1999.01.20)

Born:	1936.07.05 (Churumuco, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1962.12.02
Consecrated Bishop:	1976.05.04
Died:	2024.02.02 (San Luis Potosí, Mexico † 87)

Priest of Tacámbaro (Mexico) (1962.12.02 – 1976.03.08)

Titular Bishop of Burca (1976.03.08 – 1979.06.05)

Auxiliary Bishop of Tacámbaro (Mexico) (1976.03.08 – 1979.06.05)

Bishop of Tacámbaro (Mexico) (1979.06.05 – 1985.02.19)

Coadjutor Bishop of Torreón (Mexico) (1985.02.19 – 1990.06.27)

Bishop of Torreón (Mexico) (1990.06.27 – 1999.01.20)

President of Conferencia del Episcopado Mexicano (C.E.M.) (1997 – 2003)

Metropolitan Archbishop of San Luis Potosí (Mexico) (1999.01.20 – 2012.04.03)

Bishop Fernando Romo Gutiérrez
(1958.01.13 – 1990.06.27)

Born:	1915.06.18 (Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1940.03.23
Consecrated Bishop:	1958.04.20
Died:	2007.12.15 († 92)

Bishop of Torreón (Mexico) (1958.01.13 – 1990.06.27)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Luis Morales Reyes (later Archbishop) (1985.02.19 – 1990.06.27)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Carmen, Torreón, Coahuila de Zaragoza

Gómez Palacio (←), Saltillo (→), Zacatecas (↘)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 27,471 km²

Population: 764,674 Catholics (75.0% of 1,019,566 total)

Pastoral Centres: 62 parishes, 16 missions

Personnel: 130 priests (94 diocesan, 36 religious), 134 religious (40 brothers, 94 sisters), 27 seminarians