| Diocese of Ponce Dioecesis Poncensis Diócesis de Ponce |
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Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | Southern portion of the island of Puerto Rico |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of San Juan de Puerto Rico |
| Metropolitan | Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Population - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 474,959[1] (80%) |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 21 November 1924 (87 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Benedict XVI |
| Archbishop | Félix Lázaro Martinez |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Roberto González Nieves, O.F.M. Archbishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ponce is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States and consists of the southern part of the island of Puerto Rico, an American commonwealth. The diocese is led by a prelate bishop which pastors the motherchurch in the City of Ponce, the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Its current bishop is S.E.R. Mons. Félix Lázaro Martinez, Sch. P.
The See of Ponce was canonically erected on 21 November 1924 and is a suffragan diocese of the Metropolitan Province of San Juan de Puerto Rico.
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The following were bishops of Ponce. These are only the ecclesiastical bishops; emeritus bishops are not included here:[2]