Diocese of Las Cruces

Diocese of Las Cruces

Dioecesis Cruciensis

Diócesis de Las Cruces
Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Location
Country United States
Territory10 counties across Southern New Mexico
Ecclesiastical provinceSanta Fe
Statistics
Area44,483 sq mi (115,210 km2)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2010)
  • 527,000
  • 139,322 (26.4%)
Parishes45
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedAugust 17, 1982 (43 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Patron saintSaint Francis of Assisi
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopPeter Baldacchino
Metropolitan ArchbishopJohn Charles Wester
Bishops emeritusRicardo Ramirez
Map
Website
rcdlc.org

The Diocese of Las Cruces (Latin: Dioecesis Cruciensis, Spanish: Diócesis de Las Cruces) is a diocese of the Catholic Church in southern New Mexico in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Santa Fe. The mother church is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Las Cruces. The bishop is Peter Baldacchino.