Main town parish of Aguas Buenas, located across from the Plaza Luis A. Ferré Aguayo. The first concrete structure was erected in 1881,[3] while the current church building dates to the second half of the 20th century.[4]
Main town parish of Aibonito, located across from the main town square. The current church structure dates to 1897 and has the distinction of being the last town parish to be consecrated under the Spanish Crown in the Americas.[5]
San Judas Tadeo
Robles
Virgen de la Providencia
Llanos
Municipality of Barranquitas
Church name
Image
Location
Date est.
Description/notes
Inmaculada Concepción
Barrancas
Nuestra Señora de la Providencia
Cañabón
Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro
Palo Hincado
Nuestra Señora del Pilar
Barrancas
Sagrado Corazón
Quebradillas
San Andrés Apóstol
Quebradillas
1986
San Antonio de Padua
Barranquitas Pueblo
1809
Main town church of Barranquitas, located across from the main town square. The current church was designed by state architect Francisco Porrata Doria and built in 1933.[6]
Cathedral and main town church of Caguas, located across from Plaza Palmer and the old city hall.[7] The cathedral contains the remains of blessed Carlos Manuel Rodríguez Santiago.[8] The current façade dates to 1930.[9]
El Salvador
San Salvador
Inmaculado Corazón de María
Río Cañas
1971
María, Madre de la Iglesia
Cañabón
1982
Nuestra Señora de la Providencia
Turabo
1965
Nuestra Señora del Carmen
Cañaboncito
Sagrado Corazón
Beatriz
1963
San Antonio de Padua
Caguas Pueblo
San Antonio de Padua
San Antonio
San Felipe Apóstol
Río Cañas
San Gerardo
Caguas Pueblo
San José
Bairoa
1960
Served by the Discalced Carmelites. Formerly served the Colegio San José de Villa Blanca parochial school.[10]
Main town parish of Cayey, located on the Plaza Pública Ramón Frade de León. The current church building, designed by state architect José Canovas, dates to 1815 and its tower to 1889.[11]
Sagrado Corazón de Jesús
Jájome Alto
San José de la Montaña
Guavate
San Pedro Armengol
Rincón
San Pedro Nolasco
Farallón
San Ramón Nonato
Cayey Pueblo
San Ramón Nonato
Vegas
Virgen del Carmen
Pasto Viejo
Municipality of Cidra
Church name
Image
Location
Date est.
Description/notes
Inmaculada Concepción
Bayamón
Nuestra Señora, Madre del Salvador
Río Abajo
Nuestra Señora, Madre de la Divina Providencia
Arenas
Nuestra Señora de Fátima
Rabanal
Nuestra Señora de la Milagrosa
Bayamón
Nuestra Señora del Carmen
Cidra Pueblo
1813
Main town church of Cidra, located at the Plaza Francisco M. Zeno. The first church was heavily damaged during the 1867 earthquake, and the current one, designed by state architect Pedro Cobreros, was rebuilt in 1895.[12]
Nuestra Señora del Carmen
Rabanal
Nuestra Señora del Rosario
Bayamón
Nuestra Señora del Rosario
Cidra Pueblo
San José
Certenejas
San Martín de Porres
Beatriz
Santa Teresita del Niño Jesús
Monte Llano
Municipality of Comerío
Church name
Image
Location
Date est.
Description/notes
Sagrado Corazón de Jesús
Cedrito
San José
Palomas
Santo Cristo de la Salud
Comerío Pueblo
1826
Main town church of Comerío, located on the Plaza de los Trovadores. The parish was founded together with the town in 1826 but the current church dates to the 1970s.[13]
Main town parish of Juncos, located on Plaza Antonio R. Barceló. The current church building dates to 1867, with major restoration work done in 2011.[15]
Buen Pastor
Ceiba Norte
María, Madre de la Iglesia
Valenciano Abajo
San José
Lirios
San Juan Bautista
Valenciano Arriba
Municipality of Las Piedras
Church name
Image
Location
Date est.
Description/notes
Espíritu Santo
Quebrada Arenas
Inmaculada Concepción
Las Piedras Pueblo
1801
Main town parish of Las Piedras, located across from the main town square. Previous church iterations destroyed by hurricanes existed in 1825 and 1868. The current church building dates to the mid 20th century.[16]
Jesús de Nazaret
Collores
Nuestra Señora de Fátima
Tejas
Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro
Montones
San Juan Bautista
El Río
1971
San Juan Bautista
Montones
Santa María, Madre de la Divina Providencia
Tejas
Santa Teresita del Niño Jesús
Montones
Municipality of Maunabo
Church name
Image
Location
Date est.
Description/notes
Nuestra Señora de la Providencia
Calzada
San Antonio de Padua
Emajagua
San Isidro Labrador y Santa María de la Cabeza
Maunabo Pueblo
1799
Main town parish of Maunabo, located on the main town square. The first church suffered heavy damages from the 1867 earthquake and the 1928 San Felipe hurricane and was completely rebuilt in 1930 to its current iteration.[17]
Municipality of Naranjito
Church name
Image
Location
Date est.
Description/notes
La Milagrosa
Anones
María Auxiliadora
Cedro Arriba
Nuestra Señora de la Monserrate
Guadiana
Nuestra Señora del Carmen
Lomas
Sagrado Corazón de Jesús
Achiote
San Antonio de Padua
Cedro Arriba
San José
Cedro Abajo
San Judas Tadeo
Lomas
San Miguel Arcángel
Naranjito Pueblo
1831
Main town church of Naranjito, located on its main town square. The current church was built in the 20th century.[18]
Main town parish of San Lorenzo, located on its main town square. The current Neoclassical church building, designed by Puerto Rico state architect Pedro Cobreros, dates to 1887.[19]
Diocesan Marian shrine and sanctuary to Our Lady of Mount Carmel within Carite State Forest,[20] officially founded by the diocese in 1985 at the site of a previously unrecognized shrine associated with local folklore and which has attracted pilgrims since the 19th century.[21]
Municipality of Yabucoa
Church name
Image
Location
Date est.
Description/notes
Corpus Christi
Tejas
La Milagrosa
Calabazas
Nuestra Señora del Carmen
Playa
Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro
Playa
Sagrada Familia
Guayabota
Sagrado Corazón de Jesús
Jácanas
San Antonio Abad
Calabazas
Santos Ángeles Custodios
Yabucoa Pueblo
1893
Main town parish of Yabucoa, located on its main town square. The parish was officially founded at the site of a former wooden hermitage. It sustained heavy damaged by 1956 Santa Clara hurricane and rebuilt into its current Brutalist iteration in 1968. Served by the Benedictines.[22]
↑Massa Figueroa, Diana (1984). Aguas Buenas: Notas para su historia[Aguas Buenas: Notes for its History] (in Spanish). San Juan: Biblioteca Centro de Estudios Avanzados de Puerto Rico y el Caribe.
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