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Roman Catholic Diocese of Pinar del Rio)
Diocese of Pinar del Río Dioecesis Pinetensis ad Flumen | |
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.jpg) Catedral de San Rosendo | |
| Location | |
| Country | Cuba |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of San Cristóbal de la Habana |
| Metropolitan | Pinar del Río |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 13,500 km2 (5,200 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 1,000,000 430,000 (43%) |
| Parishes | 25 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 20 February 1903 (121 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral de San Rosendo |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Juan de Dios Hernandez-Ruiz, S.J. |
| Bishops emeritus | Jorge Enrique Serpa Pérez |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pinar del Río (erected 20 February 1903) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of San Cristobal de la Habana seated in the city of Pinar del Río.
Bishops
Ordinaries
- Braulio Orue-Vivanco (1903-1904)
- José Manuel Dámaso Ruíz y Rodríguez (1907-1925), appointed Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana.
- Evelio Díaz-Cía (1941-1959), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of San Cristobal de la Habana.
- Manuel Pedro Rodríguez Rozas (1960-1978)
- Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino (1978-1981), appointed Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana; elevated to Cardinal in 1994.
- José Siro González Bacallao (1982-2006)
- Jorge Enrique Serpa Pérez (2006-2019) - Bishop Emeritus.
- Juan de Dios Hernandez-Ruiz, S.J. (2019–present)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Manuel Hilario de Céspedes y García Menocal, appointed Bishop of Matanzas on May 7, 2005.
External links and references
- "Diocese of Pinar del Rio". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-13.
- Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
22°24′49″N 83°41′50″W / 22.4136°N 83.6971°W
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Diocese of Pinar del Río Dioecesis Pinetensis ad Flumen | |
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Catedral de San Rosendo | |
| Location | |
| Country | Cuba |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of San Cristóbal de la Habana |
| Metropolitan | Pinar del Río |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 13,500 km2 (5,200 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 1,000,000 430,000 (43%) |
| Parishes | 25 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 20 February 1903 (121 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral de San Rosendo |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Juan de Dios Hernandez-Ruiz, S.J. |
| Bishops emeritus | Jorge Enrique Serpa Pérez |
| Map | |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pinar del Río (erected 20 February 1903) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of San Cristobal de la Habana seated in the city of Pinar del Río.
Bishops
Ordinaries
- Braulio Orue-Vivanco (1903-1904)
- José Manuel Dámaso Ruíz y Rodríguez (1907-1925), appointed Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana.
- Evelio Díaz-Cía (1941-1959), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of San Cristobal de la Habana.
- Manuel Pedro Rodríguez Rozas (1960-1978)
- Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino (1978-1981), appointed Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana; elevated to Cardinal in 1994.
- José Siro González Bacallao (1982-2006)
- Jorge Enrique Serpa Pérez (2006-2019) - Bishop Emeritus.
- Juan de Dios Hernandez-Ruiz, S.J. (2019–present)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Manuel Hilario de Céspedes y García Menocal, appointed Bishop of Matanzas on May 7, 2005.
External links and references
- "Diocese of Pinar del Rio". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-13.
- Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
22°24′49″N 83°41′50″W / 22.4136°N 83.6971°W
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