Nuevo Laredo Cathedral

Catedral Del Espiritu Santo
Map
27°28′04″N 99°30′23″W / 27.4679°N 99.5063°W / 27.4679; -99.5063
LocationNuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas
CountryMexico
DenominationRoman Catholic
History
Founded1989
Administration
DioceseNuevo Laredo
Clergy
Bishop(s)Ricardo Watty Urquidi

The Catedral Del Espiritu Santo is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nuevo Laredo. It is located at Paseo Colon Avenue in the heart of the midtown Nuevo Laredo. The first bishop to sit here was Ricardo Watty Urquidi. As of 2000, the cathedral was the mother church for 800,000 Catholics in the diocese.[1][2][3]

Bishops

  • Ricardo Watty Urquidi, M.Sp.S. (1989–2008),
  • Gustavo Rodriquez Vega, (2008–2015)

References

  1. ^ Diocese of Nuevo Laredo official site Archived 2008-02-12 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Information on the Catedral Del Espiritu Santo Archived 2008-05-08 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Information on the Diocese of Nuevo Laredo (in English)