found: Roman Catholic Diocese of Las Cruces, WWW site, Mar. 15, 2010(established 1982 from N.M. counties that had been part of the Diocese of El Paso, namely Doña Ana, Eddy, Grant, Hidalgo, Lea, Luna, Otero Counties and a portion of Sierra County, plus Lincoln and Chavez Counties, plus the remainder of Sierra County.) Until 1850, part of the Diocese of Durango, Mexico. After a dispute, area became part of Diocese of Santa Fe until 1897 when it was included in the new diocese of Tucson. In 1914, New Mexico counties of Doña Ana, Eddy, Grant, Hidalgo, Lea, Luna, Otero and a portion of Sierra County became part of the diocese of El Paso).
