Roman Catholic Diocese of Torreón
# Roman Catholic Diocese of Torreón

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Torreón (Latin: Dioecesis Torreonensis) (erected 19 June 1957) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Durango.

The diocese was the second one created in the state of Coahuila. It comprises the five municipalities that form the Laguna region of the State: Torreón, Francisco I. Madero, Viesca, Matamoros and San Pedro. Before 1959 the territory was part of the Diocese of Saltillo.

## Bishops

### Ordinaries

* Fernando Romo Gutiérrez (1958 - 1990)
* Luis Morales Reyes (1990 - 1999), appointed Archbishop of San Luis Potosí, México
* José Guadalupe Galván Galindo (2000 - 2017)
* Luis Martín Barraza Beltrán, Ist. del Prado (2017 - )

### Coadjutor bishop

* Luis Morales Reyes (1985-1990)

## Episcopal See

* Torreón, Coahuila

## External links and references

* "Diocese of Torreón". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-05.
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