The Diocese of Saltillo ( la, Dioecesis Saltillensis) is a

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ecclesiastical territory or

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of the

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. The diocese was erected on 23 June 1891. It is a

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in the

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of the metropolitan

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History

The

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Father Andres de Leon was one of the first missionaries in this territory in the sixteenth century. In 1827 the name of

Saltillo Saltillo () is the capital and largest city of the northeastern Mexican state of Coahuila and is also the municipal seat of the municipality of the same name. Mexico City, Monterrey, and Saltillo are all connected by a major railroad and highwa ...

was changed to Ciudad Leona Vicario, in honor of the Mexican heroine of that name, but the original name always prevailed. The Franciscan Fathers of the Province of Jalisco had eight missions in Coahuila, which, in 1777, formed part of the

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, or Monterey, and belonged to it until 1891, when

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erected the See of Saltillo with jurisdiction over the entire State of Coahuila. According to the

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(CNA), Bishop Raul Vera Lopez of Saltillo, Mexico will meet with Cardinal

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, the Cardinal Prefect of the

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in the Vatican's Roman Curia, "to discuss Bishop Vera's support for the San Elredo Community, an organization that embraces

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." The San Elredo Community has become a separate organization apart from the Diocese of Saltillo.

Bishops

Ordinaries

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(1893–1898), appointed Bishop of León, Guanajuato *

José María de Jesús Portugal y Serratos José María de Jesús Portugal y Serratos (born 1838 in Mexico City) was a Mexican clergyman and prelate for Sinaloa Sinaloa (), officially the Estado Libre y Soberano de Sinaloa ( en, Free and Sovereign State of Sinaloa), is one of the 31 st ...

, O.F.M. (1898–1902), appointed Bishop of Aguascalientes *

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(1904–1954) *

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(1954–1975) *

Francisco Raúl Villalobos Padilla Francisco Raúl Villalobos Padilla (1 February 1921 – 3 February 2022) was a Mexican prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Biography Villalobos Padilla was born in Guadalajara, and ordained a priest on 2 April 1949. He was appointed auxiliary ...

(1975–1999) *

José Raúl Vera López José Raúl Vera López is a Mexican friar of the Dominican Order and since 2000 bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saltillo. He is known as well for his struggle for human rights and social justice. Biography Early life and formation Ve ...

, O.P. (1999–2020) - Bishop Emeritus *

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(2020–present)

Coadjutor bishop

(1938–1954)

Auxiliary bishops

Manuel Samaniego Barriga Manuel Samaniego Barriga (born 10 October 1930 in Angamacatiro) was a Mexican clergyman and auxiliary bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saltillo, and later for Ciudad Altamirano and Cuautitlán Cuautitlán (), is a municipality in th ...

(1969–1971), appointed Bishop of Ciudad Altamirano, Guerrero *

(1971–1975), appointed Bishop here

Territorial losses

Episcopal See

Saltillo, Coahuila Saltillo () is the capital and largest city of the northeastern Mexican state of Coahuila and is also the municipal seat of the municipality of the same name. Mexico City, Monterrey, and Saltillo are all connected by a major railroad and hig ...

External links and references

Saltillo, Roman Catholic Diocese of

1891 establishments in Mexico Saltillo {{Mexico-RC-diocese-stub