Archdiocese of Camagüey
| Archdiocese of Camagüey | |
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| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Cuba |
| Diocesan bishop | Wilfredo Pino Estévez |
| founding | 1979 |
| surface | 18,671 km² |
| Parishes | 15 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Residents | 846,000 (December 31, 2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics | 537,000 (December 31, 2015 / AP2017 ) |
| proportion of | 63.5% |
| Diocesan priest | 19 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 10 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 18,517 |
| Permanent deacons | 12 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Friars | 14 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 39 (December 31, 2015 / AP2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Ciego de Ávila Diocese of Cienfuegos Diocese of Santa Clara |
The Archdiocese of Camagüey ( lat. : Archidioecesis Camagueyensis ) is an on Cuba situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Camagüey .
history
With the Apostolic Constitution Quae catholicae religioni, Pope Pius X founded the Diocese of Camagüey on December 10, 1912 from cession of territory by the Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba . On February 2, 1996 it lost part of the territory to the diocese of Ciego de Ávila .
With the Apostolic Constitution Maiori spirituali it was elevated to an archbishopric and metropolitan diocese on December 5, 1998 .
Ordinaries
Bishops of Camaguey
- Valentín Manuel Zubizarreta y Unamunsaga OCD (May 25, 1914 - February 24, 1922, then Bishop of Cienfuegos )
- Enrique Pérez Serantes (February 24, 1922 - December 11, 1948, Archbishop of Santiago de Cuba )
- Carlos Riu Angles (December 11, 1948 - September 10, 1964)
- Adolfo Rodríguez Herrera (September 10, 1964 - December 5, 1998)
Archbishops of Camaguey
- Adolfo Rodríguez Herrera (December 5, 1998 - June 10, 2002)
- Juan García Rodríguez (June 10, 2002– April 26, 2016, then Archbishop of San Cristóbal de la Habana )
- Wilfredo Pino Estévez (since December 6, 2016)
Web links
- Entry on Archdiocese of Camagüey on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Salvador Miranda : Catálogo cronológico por diócesis. Camaguey. In: Episcopologio de la Iglesia Católica en Cuba. University of Florida (Spanish).