Roman Catholic Diocese of Matamoros

The Diocese of Matamoros (Latin: Dioecesis Matamorensis, Spanish: diócesis de Matamoros ) is a location in Mexico Roman Catholic diocese based in Heroica Matamoros.

History

The Diocese of Matamoros was born on February 16, 1958 by Pope Pius XII. built with the Apostolic Constitution Haud Inani of cessions of territory of the Diocese of Ciudad Victoria Tamaulipas and the Archdiocese of Monterrey is a suffragan. On 21 December 1964, the Diocese of Matamoros were parts of its territory from the foundation of the Diocese of Ciudad Victoria. A further transfer of territory took place on 6 November 1989 establishing the built with the Apostolic Constitution Quo facilius diocese Nuevo Laredo.

Bishops of Matamoros

• Estanislao Alcaraz y Figueroa, 1959-1968, then Bishop of San Luis Potosí
• Sabas García Magaña, 1968-1990
• Francisco Javier Ramos Chavolla, 1991-2003, then Bishop of Toluca
• Faustino Armendáriz Jimenez, 2005-2011
• Ruy Rendón Leal, since 2011