Archdiocese of Camagüey
| Archdiocese of Camagüey Archidioecesis Camagueyensis | |
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| Cathedral of Our Lady of Candelaria
Cathedral of Our Lady of Candelaria
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| Location | |
| Country | Cuba |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Camagüey |
| Metropolitan | Camagüey |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 18,671 km2 (7,209 sq mi) |
| Population Total Catholics |
(as of 2006) 861,372 544,000 (63.2%) |
| Parishes | 14 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 10 December 1912 (113 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Candelaria |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Archbishop | Juan García-Rodríguez |
| Map | |
The Archdiocese of Camagüey (erected 1912 as the Diocese of Camagüey, elevated 1998) is a Metropolitan Archdiocese, responsible for the dioceses of Ciego de Avila, Cienfuegos and Santa Clara.
Ordinaries
- Valentín Zubizarreta y Unamunsaga, OCD (1914–1922), appointed Bishop of Cienfuegos
- Enrique Pérez-Serantes (1922–1948), appointed Archbishop of Santiago de Cuba
- Carlos Riu-Anglés (1948–1964)
- Adolfo Rodríguez-Herrera (1964–2002)
- Juan García-Rodríguez (2002–2016), appointed Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana; elevated to Cardinal in 2019
- Wilfredo Pino Estévez (2016–)
Auxiliary bishops
- Adolfo Rodríguez Herrera (1963–1964), appointed Bishop here
- Mario Eusebio Mestril Vega (1991–1996), appointed Bishop of Ciego de Ávila
- Juan García-Rodríguez (1997–2002), appointed Archbishop here; future Cardinal
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Álvaro Julio Beyra Luarca, appointed Bishop of Santisimo Salvador de Bayamo y Manzanillo in 2007
- Juan Gabriel Díaz Ruiz, appointed Bishop of Ciego de Ávila in 2017
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Camagüey is a metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church.[1]
- Part of: Ecclesiastical Province of Camagüey
References
Bibliography
- "Archdiocese of Camagüey". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-12.