Diocese of Linares Dioecesis Linarina Diócesis de Linares | |
|---|---|
 Catedral de San Felipe Apóstol | |
| Location | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Monterrey |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 12,921 sq mi (33,470 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 317,057 269,141 (84.9%) |
| Parishes | 21 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 30 April 1962 (61 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Philip |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | vacant |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Rogelio Cabrera López |
| Bishops emeritus | Ramón Calderón Batres |
| Website | |
| www.diocesisdelinares.com | |
The Diocese of Linares in Mexico (Latin: Dioecesis Linarina) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Mexico. The diocese is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Monterrey. It was erected on 30 April 1962. The cathedra is found in the Linares Cathedral in the episcopal see of Linares, Nuevo León.
24°51′33″N 99°34′04″W / 24.8592°N 99.5678°W