Diocese of Guantánamo-Baracoa
| Diocese of Guantánamo-Baracoa Dioecesis Guantanamensis-Baracoensis | |
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Catedral Santa Catalina de Ricci
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| Location | |
| Country | Cuba |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Santiago de Cuba |
| Metropolitan | Guantánamo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 6,565 km2 (2,535 sq mi) |
| Population Total Catholics |
(as of 2006) 511,156 185,218 (36.2%) |
| Parishes | 7 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 24 January 1998 (28 years ago) |
| Cathedral | St. Catherine of Ricci Cathedral |
| Co-cathedral | Our Lady of the Assumption Co-Cathedral, Baracoa |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | vacant |
| Website | |
| www.guantanamo.org | |
The Diocese of Guantánamo-Baracoa is a particular church of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church, encompassing the municipality of Baracoa and the surrounding Guantánamo Province in Cuba. It was erected 24 January 1998 from the Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba, to which it is suffragan[1]
Ordinaries
- Carlos Jesús Patricio Baladrón Valdés (1998 - 2006) - Bishop Emeritus
- Wilfredo Pino Estévez (2006 - 2016), appointed Archbishop of Camagüey
- Silvano Herminio Pedroso Montalvo (2018 - 2026)
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Roman Catholic Diocese of Guantánamo-Baracoa is a diocese of the catholic church of the Catholic Church.[2]
External links
References
- Back to citation The first name of the Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba was Diocese of Baracoa until 1522.
- Back to citation Roman Catholic Diocese of Guantánamo-Baracoa, official website
External links
- Diocesis de Guantanamo Baracoa official site (in Spanish)
- "Diocese of Guantánamo-Baracoa". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-13.