Diocese of

Matehuala

Mexico

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Matehuala / Matehualen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: San Luis Potosí

Neighbouring Dioceses: Zacatecas (←), Linares (↗), Ciudad Victoria (→), Ciudad Valles (↘), San Luis Potosí (↓)

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Celebrations

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1997.05.28: Established as Diocese of Matehuala / Matehualen(sis) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of San Luis Potosí and Diocese of Ciudad Valles and became suffragan of San Luis Potosí)

Contact Info

Address: Rayón # 200, Centro, 78700 - Matehuala, S.L.P., Mexico

Phone: (488) 8-82-35-05

Present Prelates

Bishop:	vacant
Apostolic Administrator (2026.04.09 – ...):	Archbishop Jorge Alberto Cavazos Arizpe (63) Metropolitan Archbishop of San Luis Potosí (Mexico)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Matehuala (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Jorge Alberto Cavazos Arizpe (63)
(Apostolic Administrator 2026.04.09 – ...)

Bishop Margarito Salazar Cárdenas (68)
(2018.03.03 – 2026.02.06)

Bishop of Tampico (Mexico)

En el nombre de Cristo

Born:	1958.02.22 (Matamoros, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1989.06.12
Consecrated Bishop:	2018.05.24

Priest of Matamoros (Mexico) (1989.06.12 – 2018.03.03)

Bishop of Matehuala (Mexico) (2018.03.03 – 2026.02.06)

Bishop of Tampico (Mexico) (2026.02.06 – ...)

Bishop Lucas Martínez Lara
(2006.10.05 – 2016.04.09)

In nomine Domini

Born:	1943.03.13 (Villa de la Paz, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1968.10.27
Consecrated Bishop:	2006.12.14
Died:	2016.04.09 (San Luis Potosí, Mexico † 73)

Priest of San Luis Potosí (Mexico) (1968.10.27 – 2006.10.05)

Bishop of Matehuala (Mexico) (2006.10.05 – 2016.04.09)

Bishop Rodrigo Aguilar Martínez (74)
(1997.05.28 – 2006.01.28)

Bishop of San Cristóbal de Las Casas (Mexico)

Servir y dar la vida

Born:	1952.03.05 (Valle de Santiago, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1975.07.25
Consecrated Bishop:	1997.07.31

Priest of Morelia (Mexico) (1975.07.25 – 1997.05.28)

Bishop of Matehuala (Mexico) (1997.05.28 – 2006.01.28)

Bishop of Tehuacán (Mexico) (2006.01.28 – 2017.11.03)

Bishop of San Cristóbal de Las Casas (Mexico) (2017.11.03 – ...)

Apostolic Administrator of Tuxtla Gutiérrez (Mexico) (2023.11.27 – 2025.02.26)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción, Matehuala, San Luis Potosí

Zacatecas (←), Linares (↗), Ciudad Victoria (→), Ciudad Valles (↘), San Luis Potosí (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 26,912 km²

Population: 239,332 Catholics (87.6% of 273,234 total)

Pastoral Centres: 17 parishes, 1 mission

Personnel: 34 priests (31 diocesan, 3 religious), 27 religious (3 brothers, 24 sisters), 4 seminarians

Pastoral Centres

Last updated on 2026.04.13

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