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Suffragan diocese Laredo, Texas, United States

Diocese of Laredo

Laredan(us)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Laredo is a Latin Rite see in south Texas, erected in 2000 and suffragan to the Archdiocese of San Antonio. James Tamayo remains the ordinary as of June 2026; Bishop-elect John Jairo Gomez is scheduled to be installed as second bishop on June 30, 2026.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of San Agustin, in Laredo, United States.

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Established
2000
Catholics
328,508
Priests
57
Territory
27,490 km²

Parishes and churches

49 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Bishop
John Jairo Gomez (bishop-elect, installation June 30, 2026)
Born
23 October 1949
Birthplace
Brownsville

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The cathedral

Cathedral of San Agustin stands in Laredo, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Erected in 2000, the Diocese of Laredo (Latin: Dioecesis Laredanus, Spanish: Diócesis de Laredo) serves South Texas in the United States as a suffragan of the metropolitan Archdiocese of San Antonio. San Agustin Cathedral in Laredo is its mother church, and John Jairo Gomez serves as bishop.

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