Roman Catholicism in Puerto Rico
- Roman Catholicism in Puerto Rico
The Roman Catholic Church in Puerto Rico is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.
Present situation
The CIA World Factbook reports that the amount of population that is Roman Catholic is 85%, Protestantism, Islam, and Jews being the rest of the 15%. That is, 3,400,000 Puerto Ricans practice Catholicism. The country is divided into five dioceses and one archdiocese:
* Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico
* Roman Catholic Diocese of Arecibo
* Roman Catholic Diocese of Caguas
* Roman Catholic Diocese of Mayagüez
* Roman Catholic Diocese of Ponce
* Roman Catholic Diocese of Fajardo-Humacao-erected March 2008
The bishops in Puerto Rico form the Conferencia Episcopal Puertorriqueña. The episcopal conference allows the bishops to set certain norms for all of Puerto Rico, including the form of the liturgy.
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