Roman Catholic Diocese of Holguín

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Holguín (erected 8 January 1979) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba.

Diocese of Holguín Dioecesis Holguinensis
Location
Country	Cuba
Ecclesiastical province	Province of Santiago de Cuba
Metropolitan	Holguín
Statistics
Area	14,089 km2 (5,440 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2006) 1,605,000 435,000 (27.1%)
Parishes	28
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	8 January 1979 (46 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of St. Isidore
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Emilio Aranguren Echeverria
Bishops emeritus	Héctor Luis Lucas Peña Gómez

Ordinaries

• Héctor Luis Lucas Peña Gómez (1979 - 2005) - Bishop Emeritus
• Emilio Aranguren Echeverria (2005 - )

External links and references

• "Diocese of Holguín". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-13.

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