Diocese of Nuevo Laredo

Dioecesis Novolaredensis

Bishop(s)

Vacant
Rogelio Cabrera López, Apostolic Administrator

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 6 November 1989
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Monterrey
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
State: Tamaulipas
Country: México
Square Kilometers: 19,378 (7,484 Square Miles)
Description: Anáhuac, Lampazos, Bustamante, Villaldama, Sabinas Hidalgo, Vallecillo, and Parás (in Nuevo León) and Miguel Alemán, Cd. Mier, Nueva Cd. Guerrero, and Nuevo Laredo (in Tamaulipas)
Conference Region: Noreste
Official Web Site: http://test.diocesisnuevolaredo.org
Mailing Address: Veracruz 2426, Col. Madero, 88270 Nuevo Laredo, Tamps., México
Telephone: (867)711-29-28
Fax: 714-91-35

Past and Present Ordinaries

Ricardo Manuel Watty Urquidi, M.Sp.S. † (6 Nov 1989 Appointed - 21 Feb 2008 Appointed, Bishop of Tepic, Nayarit)
Gustavo Rodriguez Vega (8 Oct 2008 Appointed - 1 Jun 2015 Appointed, Archbishop of Yucatán)
Enrique Sánchez Martínez (16 Nov 2015 Appointed - 11 Sep 2023 Appointed, Bishop of Mexicali, Baja California Norte)

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
6 November 1989	Erected	Diocese of Matamoros (Miguel Alemán, Cd. Mier, Nueva Cd. Guerrero, and Nuevo Laredo) Archdiocese of Monterrey (Anáhuac, Lampazos, Bustamante, Villaldama, Sabinas Hidalgo, Vallecillo, and Parás)	Diocese of Nuevo Laredo (erected)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

1990 794,000 810,000 98.0% 24 7 31 25,612 65 25 ap1991

1999 791,800 979,500 80.8% 43 13 56 14,139 1 17 93 32 ap2000

2000 792,000 979,500 80.9% 41 12 53 14,943 1 17 96 32 ap2001

2001 787,000 980,000 80.3% 39 15 54 14,574 1 20 96 32 ap2002

2002 791,000 979,600 80.7% 38 17 55 14,381 1 19 94 34 ap2003

2003 791,000 979,600 80.7% 39 17 56 14,125 25 115 34 ap2004

2004 791,000 976,600 81.0% 42 20 62 12,758 28 90 34 ap2005

2013 884,000 1,051,000 84.1% 52 19 71 12,450 8 26 87 44 ap2014

2016 362,010 491,420 73.7% 48 21 69 5,246 15 25 92 44 ap2017

2019 369,200 515,200 71.7% 51 21 72 5,127 23 23 78 42 ap2020

2021 369,830 529,268 69.9% 52 15 67 5,519 20 17 77 43 ap2022

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1990	794,000	810,000	98.0%	24	7	31	25,612			65	25	ap1991
1999	791,800	979,500	80.8%	43	13	56	14,139	1	17	93	32	ap2000
2000	792,000	979,500	80.9%	41	12	53	14,943	1	17	96	32	ap2001
2001	787,000	980,000	80.3%	39	15	54	14,574	1	20	96	32	ap2002
2002	791,000	979,600	80.7%	38	17	55	14,381	1	19	94	34	ap2003
2003	791,000	979,600	80.7%	39	17	56	14,125		25	115	34	ap2004
2004	791,000	976,600	81.0%	42	20	62	12,758		28	90	34	ap2005
2013	884,000	1,051,000	84.1%	52	19	71	12,450	8	26	87	44	ap2014
2016	362,010	491,420	73.7%	48	21	69	5,246	15	25	92	44	ap2017
2019	369,200	515,200	71.7%	51	21	72	5,127	23	23	78	42	ap2020
2021	369,830	529,268	69.9%	52	15	67	5,519	20	17	77	43	ap2022