Parish was established by the local community in 1973 at the historic location of a hermitage established by Dominican settlers in 1513. This was also the site of a series of attacks during the Taino rebellion. Different iterations of the hermitage existed until its abandonment in the 19th century.[4] The ruins of the former stone hermitage are preserved within the parish.[5]
Main town parish of Aguada, located in the Plaza Cristóbal Colón. Today served by the Augustinian Order.[6] The current church building dates to 1926, after first church was destroyed by the 1918 earthquake.[7]
Main town parish of Aguadilla, located in the Plaza Rafael Hernández Marín. Designed by state architect Pedro Cobreros, built in 1783 and remodeled in 1971.[8]
Main town church of Añasco, located in its main town square. A hermitage previously existed at the site since 1703. The current church building dates to 1919, as the previous structure was destroyed by the 1918 earthquake. Today served by the Discalced Carmelites.[10]
San Lorenzo
Espino
Santa Rosa de Lima
Añasco Arriba
Municipality of Cabo Rojo
Church name
Image
Location
Date est.
Description/notes
Cristo Rey
Boquerón
Established to serve the communities of El Combate and Pole Ojea.[11]
Nuestra Señora de Fátima
Llanos Tuna
Nuestra Señora del Buen Consejo
Llanos Tuna
Nuestra Señora del Carmen
Miradero
Sagrada Familia
Llanos Tuna
San José
Boquerón
2011
Community parish of pobladoBoquerón. Parish canonically established by Mons. Ulices Casiano Vargas in 2011.[12]
Main town parish of Cabo Rojo, located in the Plaza Dr. Ramón Emeterio Betances y Alacán. The parish is heavily associated with abolitionist Ramón Emeterio Betances, whose tomb can be found in the plaza of the same name.[13]
Minor basilica and main town parish of Hormigueros, located at the highest hill of the pueblo which gives the municipality its name. The church is closely associated with the history and folklore of the area, and has been a pilgrimage site for centuries. The basilica enshrines a 17th-century image of Our Lady of Montserrat.[15][16]
Nuestra Señora de la Paz
Lavadero
Sagrado Corazón
Lavadero
San Judas Tadeo
Guanajibo
San Martín de Porres
Guanajibo
Santa Rosa de Lima
Lavadero
Santa Teresita
Guanajibo
Municipality of Lajas
Church name
Image
Location
Date est.
Description/notes
Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria
Lajas Pueblo
1720
Main town parish of Lajas
Nuestra Señora de la Merced
Olivares
1971
Municipality of Las Marías
Church name
Image
Location
Date est.
Description/notes
Inmaculado Corazón de María
Las Marías Pueblo
1863
Main town parish of Las Marías, located in the Plaza San Carlos. Formerly a parish of the Diocese of Ponce. The current building dates to the 20th century.[17]
Main town parish of Maricao, located in the Plaza Luis Muñoz Rivera. The current church building dates to 1898. In the past it has been served by the Dominicans and the Augustinians.[19]
Cathedral and main town church of Mayagüez, located in the Plaza Cristóbal Colón. The cathedral has existed in multiple iterations, first in wood in the 16th century before being rebuilt in stone in 1780. It was then destroyed by the 1918 earthquake and rebuilt into its third Art Deco iteration. The fourth and current Neoclassical iteration was inaugurated in 2004, with a design based on the original architecture from 1780.[22] The cathedral is historically associated with abolitionists Segundo Ruiz Belvis and Ramón Emeterio Betances, and the baptism of freed slave children.[23]
Nuestra Señora del Carmen
Mayagüez Pueblo
1894
Originally a small community chapel built to serve the Playa community, it was elevated to parish status in 1958. The original chapel was destroyed by the 1918 earthquake, and the current parish and parochial school buildings date to 1924.[24]
Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro
Montoso
Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro
Sabanetas
Resurrección del Señor
Mayagüez Arriba
1921
Elevated to parish status in 1988. The current church building dates to 2001, as the original one was heavily damaged by Hurricane Georges.[25]
Sagrado Corazón
Mayagüez Pueblo
1953
Elevated to parish status in 1959. Served by the Benedictines.[26]
San Vicente de Paul
Guanajibo
1965
Erected and elevated to parish status in 1965.[27]
Main town parish of Moca, located in the Plaza José D. Quiñones. The current church building dates to 1841, and was dedicated to Our Lady of Montserrat and John of Nepomuk in 1851.[30]
Nuestra Señora del Rosario
Capá
Perpetuo Socorro
Cuchillas
Sagrado Corazón de Jesús
Naranjo
San Guillermo Abad
Cuchillas
San Pedro Apóstol
Rocha
Virgen de la Providencia
Rocha
Municipality of Rincón
Church name
Image
Location
Date est.
Description/notes
Nuestra Señora del Carmen
Puntas
Santa Rosa de Lima
Calvache
Santa Rosa de Lima
Rincón Pueblo
1789
Main town parish Rincón, located in the Plaza Don Alfredo Raffucci Bayron. The current church building dates to 1971.[31]
Main town parish of Sabana Grande, located in the Plaza José A. Busigo. Formerly a parish of the Diocese of Ponce, its tower contains the oldest functioning clock in Puerto Rico.[32]
Main town parish of San Germán, located in the Plaza Francisco Mariano Quiñones. The current church building dates to 1688,[33] and contains some of the best preserved Baroque art and architecture in the island.[34]
Former church and convent founded by the Dominican Order.[36] It was rebuilt in 1717 and 1737 following destructive earthquakes. The convent was abandoned in the aftermath of the 1898 Spanish-American War, and the church de-consecrated and sold to the government of Puerto Rico in 1949.[37] The church today hosts the Religious Art Museum of Puerto Rico.[38]
Main town church of San Sebastián, located in the Plaza Ángel Gabriel Mislán Huertas.[39] The current church building was designed by state architect Pedro Cobreros and completed in 1897.[40]
↑"Convento de Porta Coeli". Historic Places in Puerto Rico . National Park Service. Archived from the original on January 3, 2008. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
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