Diocese of Matanzas
Catholic diocese in Cuba
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The Diocese of Matanzas (Spanish: Diócesis Católica Romana de 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 Catedral de San Carlos Borromeo | |
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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
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| Parishes | 37 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 10 December 1912 (113 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Charles Borromeo |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Juan Gabriel Díaz Ruiz |
| Map | |
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Bishops
Ordinaries
- 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)
- Juan Gabriel Díaz Ruiz (since 2022)
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- 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
- "Diocese of Matanzas". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
- Conferencia De Obispos Catolicos De Cuba Archived 2007-10-11 at the Wayback Machine (Spanish)
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