Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of El Salto

The Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of El Salto (Latin: Praelatura Territorialis Saltensis in Mexico) (erected 10 June 1968) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Durango.

Territorial Prelature of El Salto Praelatura Territorialis Saltensis in Mexico Prelatura Territorial de El Salto
Location
Country	Mexico
Ecclesiastical province	Province of Durango
Metropolitan	El Salto, Durango
Statistics
Area	13,905 sq mi (36,010 km^2)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2004) 370,000 314,000 (84.9%)
Parishes	15
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	10 June 1968 (52 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Prelate	Juan María Huerta Muro, O.F.M.

Ordinaries

• Francisco Medina Ramírez, o.c.d. (1973–1988)
• Manuel Mireles Vaquera (1988–2005) - Prelate Emeritus
• Ruy Rendón Leal (2005–2011), appointed Bishop of Matamoros, Tamaulipas
• Juan María Huerta Muro, o.f.m. (since 2012)

Episcopal See

• El Salto, Durango

External links and references

• "Territorial Prelature of El Salto". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-11.