Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Camagüey

The Roman Catholic 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.

Archdiocese of Camagüey

Archidioecesis Camagueyensis
Location
Country Cuba
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Camagüey
MetropolitanCamagüey
Statistics
Area18,671 km2 (7,209 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
861,372
544,000 (63.2%)
Parishes14
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite
Established10 December 1912 (110 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of Candelaria
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopJuan García-Rodríguez
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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

References

  • "Archdiocese of Camagüey". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-12.

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