The Diocese of Caguas (Latin: Dioecesis Caguana) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in southeastern Puerto Rico in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico
The mother church of the Diocese of Caguas is the Catedral Dulce Nombre de Jesús (Cathedral of the Sweet Name of Jesus) in Caguas. As of 2023, the current bishop of Cagus is Eusebio Ramos Morales. The diocese was erected on November 4, 1964
Territory
The Diocese of Caguas includes the following municipalities:
Naranjito, Barranquitas, Comerío, Aguas Buenas, Caguas, Gurabo, Aibonito, Cidra, Cayey, San Lorenzo, Juncos, Las Piedras, Yabucoa, and Maunabo.[1]
Parishes
Bishops
Bishops of Caguas
- Rafael Grovas Felix (1965-1981 Retired)
- Enrique Manuel Hernández Rivera (1981-1998 Resigned)
- Ruben González Medina (2000–2015 Appointed, Bishop of Ponce)
- Eusebio Ramos Morales (2017-current)
Auxiliary Bishops
- Antulio Parrilla Bonilla (1965–1968); resigned
San Juan Archdiocese bankruptcy
On 7 September 2018, Judge Edward Godoy ruled that the bankruptcy filed by the Archdiocese of San Juan would also apply to every Catholic diocese in Puerto Rico, including Caguas, and that all would now have their assets protected under Chapter 11.[2][3]
References
- 1.Diocesis de Ponce. Accessed 12 July 2021.
- 2."Federal judge decides that bankruptcy filing applies to all of Puerto Rico's Roman Catholic churches". Pasquines. 27 September 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
- 3."Judge: Bankruptcy applies to all Puerto Rico Catholic churches". Caribbean Business. 7 September 2018.