Diocese of Santa Clara
| Diocese of Santa Clara | |
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| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Cuba |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Camagüey |
| Diocesan bishop | Marcelo Arturo González Amador |
| founding | 1979 |
| surface | 12,920 km² |
| Parishes | 34 (December 31, 2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Residents | 1,304,000 (December 31, 2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics | 575,000 (December 31, 2015 / AP2017 ) |
| proportion of | 44.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 30 (December 31, 2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 5 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 16,429 |
| Permanent deacons | 16 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Friars | 6 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 65 (December 31, 2015 / AP2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral Santa Clara De Asís |
| address | Unión 51, Apartado 31, Santa Clara 50100, Villa Clara, Cuba |
| Website | http://www.diocesisdesantaclara.org/ |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Clara ( lat. : Dioecesis Sanctae clarae ) is an on Cuba situated Roman Catholic diocese , based in Santa Clara .
history
Pope John Paul II founded the diocese on April 1, 1995 by dividing the diocese of Cienfuegos-Santa Clara ; it was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba as a suffragan .
On December 5, 1998, it became part of the Camagüey Church Province .
Bishops of Santa Clara
- Fernando Ramon Prego Casal (April 1, 1995– January 9, 1999)
- Marcelo Arturo González Amador , since June 4, 1999
