Roman Catholic Diocese of Arecibo

Roman Catholic Diocese of Arecibo
Diocese of Arecibo
Dioecesis Arecibensis
Diócesis de Arecibo

Cathedral de San Felipe Apostol
Location
Country United States
Territory Northern portion of the island of Puerto Rico
Ecclesiastical province Province of San Juan de Puerto Rico
Metropolitan Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Statistics
Area 833 sq mi (2,160 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2006)
607,000
372,000 (61.3%)
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established 30 April 1960 (51 years ago)
Cathedral Catedral de San Felipe Apóstol
Current leadership
Pope Benedict XVI
Bishop Daniel Fernández Torres
Metropolitan Archbishop Roberto González Nieves, O.F.M.
Archbishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico
Emeritus Bishops Iñaki Mallona Txertudi, C.P.
Map
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Arecibo is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Puerto Rico and consists of the northern part of the island of Puerto Rico, an American commonwealth. It is led by Bishop Daniel Fernández Torres. The motherchurch is the Catedral de San Felipe Apostol located in City of Arecibo.

The See of Arecibo was canonically erected on April 30, 1960 and is a suffragan diocese of the Metropolitan Province of San Juan de Puerto Rico.

Ordinaries

  • † Alfredo Méndez-Gonzalez, C.S.C. (1960-1974)
  • † Miguel Rodriguez Rodriguez, C.Ss.R. (1974-1990)
  • Iñaki Mallona Txertudi, C.P. (1991-2010)
  • Daniel Fernández Torres, (2010-Present)

†=Deceased

Ecclesiastical Province of San Juan de Puerto Rico

See: List of the Catholic bishops of the United States#Province of San Juan de Puerto Rico

Resources

Coordinates: 18°28′21″N 66°42′57″W / 18.4725°N 66.71583°W / 18.4725; -66.71583


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