Roman Catholic Diocese of Guantánamo-Baracoa
Roman Catholic diocese in Cuba / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 suffragan.
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Diocese of Guantánamo-Baracoa Dioecesis Guantanamensis-Baracoensis | |
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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 | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 24 January 1998 (26 years ago) |
Cathedral | St. Catherine of Ricci Cathedral |
Co-cathedral | Our Lady of the Assumption Co-Cathedral, Baracoa |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Silvano Herminio Pedroso Montalvo |
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