Roman Catholic Diocese of Fajardo–Humacao

The Diocese of Fajardo–Humacao[1](Latin: Dioecesis Faiardensis–Humacaensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church and consists of part of the east and the northeast of the island of Puerto Rico. The current bishop is Luis Miranda Rivera, who was appointed on May 16, 2020, by Pope Francis. The mother church is Cathedral Santiago Apóstol in Fajardo, Puerto Rico.

Diocese of Fajardo–Humacao

Dioecesis Faiardensis–Humacaensis

Diócesis de Fajardo–Humacao
Coat of arms
Location
TerritoryEast and Northeast portions of the island of Puerto Rico
Ecclesiastical provinceSan Juan de Puerto Rico
Statistics
Area221 sq mi (570 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2016)
296,000
99,500 (33.6%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established11 March 2008 (15 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Santiago Apostol
Co-cathedralConcatedral Dulce Nombre de Jesus
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopLuis Miranda Rivera, O. Carm.
Metropolitan ArchbishopRoberto González Nieves, O.F.M.
Archbishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico
Map

The See of Fajardo–Humacao was canonically erected on May 11, 2008, and is a suffragan diocese of the Metropolitan Province of San Juan de Puerto Rico. Its jurisdiction includes the municipalities of Loíza, Canóvanas, Río Grande, Luquillo, Fajardo, Ceiba, Naguabo, Humacao, Culebra, and Vieques.[2]

Ordinaries

The list of the Bishops of Fajardo–Humacao (Latin rite) and their tenures of service:

  1. Eusebio Ramos Morales (March 11, 2008 – February 2, 2017), appointed Bishop of Caguas
  2. Luis Miranda Rivera, O. Carm. (Appointed on May 16, 2020; Consecrated and installed on August 15, 2020)[3]

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 Fajardo-Humacao, and that all would now have their assets protected under Chapter 11.[4][5]

Catedral Santiago Apóstol in Fajardo
Concatedral Dulce Nombre de Jesus in Humacao

See also

References
  1. "Fajardo-Humacao (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]".
  2. Diocesis de Ponce. Accessed 12 July 2021.
  3. "Fr. Luis Francisco Miranda Rivera, O.Carm.: New Carmelite Bishop". Los Carmelitas. 16 May 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  4. "Federal judge decides that bankruptcy filing applies to all of Puerto Rico's Roman Catholic churches". Pasquines. 27 September 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  5. "Judge: Bankruptcy applies to all Puerto Rico Catholic churches". Caribbean Business. 7 September 2018.

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