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Diocese of Matamoros Dioecesis Matamorensis Diócesis de Matamoros | |
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 Catedral de Nuestra Señora del Refugio | |
| Location | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Monterrey |
| Coordinates | 25°52′48″N 97°30′12″W / 25.8801°N 97.5033°W |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 7,515 sq mi (19,460 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 1,850,000 1,665,000 (90%) |
| Parishes | 56 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 16 February 1958 (66 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Refuge |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Eugenio Andrés Lira Rugarcía |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Rogelio Cabrera López |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| www.diocesisdematamoros.org | |
The Diocese of Matamoros (Latin: Dioecesis Matamorensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the northeast part of the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico, along the border with Texas. The diocese is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Monterrey.