Diocese of Matamoros–Reynosa

Diocese of Matamoros-Reynosa

Dioecesis Matamorensis

Diócesis de Matamoros-Reynosa
Catedral de Nuestra Señora del Refugio
Location
CountryMexico
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Monterrey
Coordinates25°52′48″N 97°30′12″W / 25.8801°N 97.5033°W / 25.8801; -97.5033
Statistics
Area7,515 sq mi (19,460 km2)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2004)
  • 1,850,000
  • 1,665,000 (90%)
Parishes56
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established16 February 1958 (68 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of Refuge
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopEugenio Andrés Lira Rugarcía
Metropolitan ArchbishopRogelio Cabrera López
Map
Website
https://diocesismr.org/

The Diocese of Matamoros-Reynosa (Latin: Dioecesis Matamorensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the northeast part of the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, along the border with Texas, United States. The diocese is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Monterrey.