Roman Catholic Diocese of Pinar del Río

Roman Catholic diocese in Cuba
Diocese of Pinar del Río

Dioecesis Pinetensis ad Flumen
Catedral de San Rosendo
Location
CountryCuba
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of San Cristóbal de la Habana
MetropolitanPinar del Río
Statistics
Area13,500 km2 (5,200 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
1,000,000
430,000 (43%)
Parishes25
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite
Established20 February 1903 (121 years ago)
CathedralCatedral de San Rosendo
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJuan de Dios Hernandez-Ruiz, S.J.
Bishops emeritusJorge Enrique Serpa Pérez
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pinar del Río (erected 20 February 1903) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of San Cristobal de la Habana seated in the city of Pinar del Río.

Bishops

Ordinaries

  • Braulio Orue-Vivanco (1903-1904)
  • José Manuel Dámaso Ruíz y Rodríguez (1907-1925), appointed Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana.
  • Evelio Díaz-Cía (1941-1959), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of San Cristobal de la Habana.
  • Manuel Pedro Rodríguez Rozas (1960-1978)
  • Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino (1978-1981), appointed Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana; elevated to Cardinal in 1994.
  • José Siro González Bacallao (1982-2006)
  • Jorge Enrique Serpa Pérez (2006-2019) - Bishop Emeritus.
  • Juan de Dios Hernandez-Ruiz, S.J. (2019–present)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

External links and references

  • "Diocese of Pinar del Rio". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-13.
  • Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Diocese of Pinar del Rio" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

22°24′49″N 83°41′50″W / 22.4136°N 83.6971°W / 22.4136; -83.6971

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