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Roman Catholic Diocese of Matanzas
The Diocese of Matanzas is a Latin Church ecclesiastic territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Cuba. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of San Cristobal de la Habana. The diocese was erected 10 December 1912.
Diocese of Matanzas Dioecesis Matansansis | |
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Catedral San Carlos De Borromeo | |
| Location | |
| Country | Cuba |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of San Cristóbal de la Habana |
| Metropolitan | Matanzas |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 8,444 km2 (3,260 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 690,400 478,000 (69.2%) |
| Parishes | 37 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 10 December 1912 (111 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Charles Borromeo |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Sede vacante |
| Bishops emeritus | Manuel Hilario de Céspedes y García Menocal |
Bishops edit
Ordinaries edit
- Charles Warren Currier (1913 - 1914)
- Severiano Sainz y Bencamo (1915 - 1937)
- Alberto Martín y Villaverde (1938 - 1960)
- José Maximino Eusebio Domínguez y Rodríguez (1961 - 1986)
- Mariano Vivanco Valiente (1987 - 2004)
- Manuel Hilario de Céspedes y García Menocal (2005 - 2022)
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops edit
- Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino, appointed Bishop of Pinar del Rio in 1978; future Cardinal
- Agustín Alejo (Aleido) Román Rodríguez, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Miami, Florida, USA in 1979
- Felipe de Jesús Estévez (priest here, 1970–1979), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Miami, Florida, USA in 2003
External links and references edit
- "Diocese of Matanzas". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
- Conferencia De Obispos Catolicos De Cuba (Spanish)
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