Roman Catholic Diocese of Laredo

Diocese of Laredo

Dioecesis Laredanus

Diócesis de Laredo
San Agustin Cathedral
Coat of arms
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
Patron saintSaint Augustine of Hippo[1]
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJames Anthony Tamayo
Metropolitan ArchbishopGustavo Garcia-Siller
Map
Website
dioceseoflaredo.org

The Diocese of Laredo (Latin: Dioecesis Laredanus, Spanish: Diócesis de Laredo) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in South Texas in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese of the metropolitan Archdiocese of San Antonio

The Diocese of Laredo was founded on July 3, 2000. The San Agustin Cathedral in Laredo is the mother church of the diocese. James Tamayo is the first and current bishop.

  1. ^ "Anniversary Prayer". 10 August 2020.