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Diocese of Nuevo Laredo
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The Diocese of Nuevo Laredo in Tamaulipas, Mexico, was erected in 1989 as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Monterrey. Its cathedral is the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit and Bishop Luis Carlos Lerma Martínez was appointed ordinary in 2025, taking canonical possession in January 2026.
- Bishop
- Luis Carlos Lerma Martínez
- Latin name
- Novolareden(sis)
- Erected
- 6 November 1989
- Cathedral
- Cathedral of the Holy Spirit
- Rank
- Suffragan Diocese
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Monterrey (Archdiocese of Monterrey)
- Catholics
- 791,000
- Parishes
- 41
- Catholics per parish
- 19,293
- Chancery
- Veracruz 2426, Col. Madero, 88270 Nuevo Laredo, Tamps., México
- Telephone
- Tel. [867]711-29-28
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Laredo US 110 km
- Matamoros–Reynosa 145 km
- Monterrey 151 km
- Brownsville US 183 km
- Linares 193 km
- Corpus Christi US 220 km
Parishes near the see
- Inmaculada Concepción · Ciudad Mier 14 km
- San Francisco de Asís · Ciudad Miguel Alemán 23 km
- San Pedro Apóstol · Ciudad Miguel Alemán 23 km
- Nuestra Señora del Refugio · Ciudad Guerrero 30 km
- Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe · Sabinas Hidalgo 101 km
- Santa Cruz · Sabinas Hidalgo 101 km
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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001002430 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08