Roman Catholic Diocese of Pinar del Río

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pinar del Rio (erected 20 February 1903) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of San Cristobal de la Habana.

Diocese of Pinar del Río

Dioecesis Pinetensis ad Flumen
Catedral de San Rosendo
Location
CountryCuba
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of San Cristóbal de la Habana
MetropolitanPinar del Río
Statistics
Area13,500 km2 (5,200 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2004)
1,000,000
430,000 (43%)
Parishes25
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite
Established20 February 1903 (117 years ago)
CathedralCatedral de San Rosendo
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJorge Enrique Serpa Pérez
Bishops emeritusJosé Siro González Bacallao
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Bishops

Ordinaries

  • Braulio Orue-Vivanco (1903-1904)
  • José Manuel Dámaso Ruíz y Rodríguez (1907-1925), appointed Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana.
  • Evelio Díaz-Cía (1941-1959), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of San Cristobal de la Habana.
  • Manuel Pedro Rodríguez Rozas (1960-1978)
  • Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino (1978-1981), appointed Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana; elevated to Cardinal in 1994.
  • José Siro González Bacallao (1982-2006) - Bishop Emeritus.
  • Jorge Enrique Serpa Pérez (2006-2019) - Bishop Emeritus.
  • Juan de Dios Hernandez-Ruiz, S.J. (2019–present)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

  • "Diocese of Pinar del Rio". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-13.
  • Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Diocese of Pinar del Rio" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.



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