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The Diocese of Las Cruces ( la, Dioecesis Las Cruces, es, Diócesis de Las Cruces) is a
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of the
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in the southwestern region of the
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, comprising the 10 southern
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in the state of
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. It is led by a
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which serves as
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of the
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, Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, in the City of Las Cruces. Its congregants are overwhelmingly
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, mostly Mexican in descent. The Diocese of Las Cruces is a suffragan diocese in the
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of the metropolitan
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History

The Diocese of Las Cruces was canonically erected by
Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II ( la, Ioannes Paulus II; it, Giovanni Paolo II; pl, Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła ; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his ...
on August 17, 1982. Its territory was taken from the Archdiocese of Santa Fe and the
Diocese of El Paso The Diocese of El Paso ( la, Dioecesis Elpasensis, es, Diócesis de El Paso) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in West Texas. Covering , it encompasses the Texas counties of El Paso, Brewster, Culb ...
. On November 8, 2018, the Diocese of Las Cruces released the names of 28 clergy who were "credibly accused" of committing acts of sex abuse while serving in the Diocese On February 11, 2019, the Diocese released the personnel files of all of the credibly accused clergy. 13 more clergy and a volunteer teacher were added to the credibly accused list as well. On May 8, 2020, it was revealed that the Diocese of Las Cruces was facing a major sex abuse lawsuit involving former priest David Holley, who was accused of committing the alleged sex abuse in the 1970s, and two parishes in
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. Holley was convicted in New Mexico in 1993 and given a 55 to 275 year prison sentence.


Bishops

The list of bishops of the diocese and their years of service: # Ricardo Ramirez (1982–2013) # Oscar Cantú (2013–2018), appointed Bishop of San Jose # Peter Baldacchino (2019–present)


Education

Las Cruces Catholic School (k-8)


See also

* Catholic Church by country *
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* Ecclesiastical Province of Santa Fe *
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*
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(including archdioceses) *
List of Roman Catholic dioceses (structured view) As of October 5, 2021, the Catholic Church in its entirety comprises 3,171 ecclesiastical jurisdictions, including over 652 archdioceses and 2,248 dioceses, as well as apostolic vicariates, apostolic exarchates, apostolic administrations, apost ...
(including archdioceses) *
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References


External links


Roman Catholic Diocese of Las Cruces Official Site
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Diocese of Las Cruces The Diocese of Las Cruces ( la, Dioecesis Las Cruces, es, Diócesis de Las Cruces) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the southwestern region of the United States, comprising the 10 southern counties i ...
Christian organizations established in 1982 Las Cruces 1982 establishments in New Mexico Las Cruces