Roman Catholic Diocese of Laredo

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Laredo (Latin: Dioecesis Laredanus, Spanish: Diócesis de Laredo) is a Roman Catholic diocese located in Laredo, Texas. It was founded on July 3, 2000. The San Agustin Cathedral is the Mother Church of the Diocese of Laredo. James Anthony Tamayo is the current bishop of the diocese. It covers an area of 10,905 sq. mi. and has 289,415 members. It has 52 priests, 32 deacons, 32 parishes, and 17 missions.[1]

Diocese of Laredo

Dioecesis Laredanus

Diócesis de Laredo
San Agustin Cathedral
Location
Country United States
TerritoryCounties of Dimmit, Jim Hogg, La Salle, Maverick, Webb, Zapata, and Zavala
Ecclesiastical provinceSan Antonio
Population
- Catholics
222,250 (74.5%)
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedJuly 3, 2000
CathedralCathedral of San Agustin
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJames Anthony Tamayo
Metropolitan ArchbishopGustavo Garcia-Siller
Map
Website
dioceseoflaredo.org

History

On July 3, 2000, the Diocese of Laredo was created by Pope John Paul II and entrusted to Bishop James Anthony Tamayo, a former auxiliary bishop of Galveston-Houston. The Laredo diocese included portions of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Corpus Christi and the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio, namely the counties of Dimmit, Jim Hogg, La Salle, Maverick, Webb, Zapata, and Zavala. On August 9, 2000, the Apostolic Letters erecting the diocese and installing Bishop Tamayo were formally read by the Apostolic Nuncio in the presence of 25 bishops, over 200 priests, 50 deacons, and 3000 other faithful who gathered for the occasion at the Laredo Civic Center.

Bishops
  1. James Anthony Tamayo (2000–present)

Parishes

Parishes of the Diocese of Laredo that were formerly part of the Archdiocese of San Antonio. In the order of their founding, they are:

Schools

High schools

Elementary and Middle schools
  • Blessed Sacrament School (Parochial) Founded 1960
  • Our Lady of Guadalupe School (Diocesan) Founded 1904
  • Saint Augustine Elementary School (Diocesan) Founded 1928
  • St. Peter Memorial School (Diocesan) Founded 1925
  • Mary Help of Christians School (Private) Founded 1935
  • Our Lady of Refuge School (Eagle Pass, Texas) Web Link (Diocesan) Founded 1883

Media
  • La Fe magazine
  • KHOY radio

See also
  • Catholic Church by country
  • Catholic Church in the United States
  • Ecclesiastical Province of San Antonio
  • Global organisation of the Catholic Church
  • List of Roman Catholic archdioceses (by country and continent)
  • List of Roman Catholic dioceses (alphabetical) (including archdioceses)
  • List of Roman Catholic dioceses (structured view) (including archdioceses)
  • List of the Catholic dioceses of the United States

References
  1. "Diocese of Laredo". Diocese of Laredo. Retrieved 2020-04-07.

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