Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico
| Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico | |
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| Country | United States |
| Diocesan bishop | Roberto Octavio González Nieves, OFM |
| Auxiliary bishop | Alberto Figueroa Morales |
| Vicar General | Alberto Figueroa Morales |
| surface | 1,056 km² |
| Parishes | 142 (December 31, 2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Residents | 1,311,000 (December 31, 2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics | 916,000 (December 31, 2015 / AP2017 ) |
| proportion of | 69.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 120 (December 31, 2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 126 (December 31, 2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 3,724 |
| Permanent deacons | 200 (December 31, 2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Friars | 161 (December 31, 2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 387 (December 31, 2015 / AP2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
Spanish occasionally English |
| cathedral | Catedral Metropolitana Basílica de San Juan Bautista |
| Website | www.arqsj.org |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Arecibo Diocese of Caguas Diocese of Fajardo-Humacao Diocese of Mayagüez Diocese of Ponce |
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico ( lat. : Archidioecesis Sancti Joannis portoricensis ) is in Puerto Rico situated Roman Catholic archdiocese , based in San Juan .
history
The Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico was established on August 8, 1511 as the Diocese of Puerto Rico and was under the Archdiocese of Seville . On November 21, 1924, the diocese of Puerto Rico was renamed the Diocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico .
The diocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico was founded on April 30, 1960 by Pope John XXIII. with the apostolic constitution Cum apostolicus raised to the archbishopric.
See also
Web links
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