The
Roman Catholic
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Diocese of Torreón () (erected 19 June 1957) is a
suffragan diocese
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of the
Archdiocese of Durango.
The diocese was the second one created in the state of
Coahuila
Coahuila, formally Coahuila de Zaragoza, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Coahuila de Zaragoza, is one of the 31 states of Mexico. The largest city and State Capital is the city of Saltillo; the second largest is Torreón and the thi ...
. It comprises the five municipalities that form the Laguna region of the State: Torreón, Francisco I. Madero, Viesca, Matamoros and San Pedro. Before 1959 the territory was part of the
Diocese of Saltillo.
Bishops
Ordinaries
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Fernando Romo Gutiérrez
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(1958 - 1990)
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Luis Morales Reyes (1990 - 1999), appointed Archbishop of San Luis Potosí, México
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José Guadalupe Galván Galindo (2000 - 2017)
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Luis Martín Barraza Beltrán, Ist. del Prado (2017 - )
Coadjutor bishop
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Luis Morales Reyes (1985-1990)
Episcopal See
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Torreón, Coahuila
External links and references
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Torreon
Torreon, Roman Catholic Diocese of
Torreon
Torreon
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