Archdiocese of Camagüey

Archidioecesis Camagueyensis
Location
Country Cuba
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Camagüey
MetropolitanCamagüey
Statistics
Area18,671 km2 (7,209 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
861,372
544,000 (63.2%)
Parishes14
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite
Established10 December 1912 (111 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of Candelaria
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopJuan García-Rodríguez
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Camagüey (erected 1912 as the Diocese of Camagüey, elevated 1998) is a Metropolitan Archdiocese, responsible for the dioceses of Ciego de Avila, Cienfuegos and Santa Clara.

Ordinaries

  • Valentín Zubizarreta y Unamunsaga, OCD (1914–1922), appointed Bishop of Cienfuegos
  • Enrique Pérez-Serantes (1922–1948), appointed Archbishop of Santiago de Cuba
  • Carlos Riu-Anglés (1948–1964)
  • Adolfo Rodríguez-Herrera (1964–2002)
  • Juan García-Rodríguez (2002–2016), appointed Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana; elevated to Cardinal in 2019
  • Wilfredo Pino Estévez (2016–)

Auxiliary bishops

  • Adolfo Rodríguez Herrera (1963–1964), appointed Bishop here
  • Mario Eusebio Mestril Vega (1991–1996), appointed Bishop of Ciego de Ávila
  • Juan García-Rodríguez (1997–2002), appointed Archbishop here; future Cardinal

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

  • Álvaro Julio Beyra Luarca, appointed Bishop of Santisimo Salvador de Bayamo y Manzanillo in 2007
  • Juan Gabriel Díaz Ruiz, appointed Bishop of Ciego de Ávila in 2017

References

  • "Archdiocese of Camagüey". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-12.

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