Roman Catholic Diocese of Fajardo-Humacao

Diocese of Fajardo-Humacao
Dioecesis Faiardensis-Humacaensis
Diócesis de Fajardo-Humacao

Catedral Santiago Apostol
Location
Country United States
Territory East and Northeast portions of the island of Puerto Rico
Ecclesiastical province Province of San Juan de Puerto Rico
Metropolitan Fajardo, Puerto Rico
Statistics
Area 221 sq mi (570 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2008)
293,000
97,869 (33.4%)
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established 11 March 2008 (3 years ago)
Cathedral Catedral Santiago Apostol
Co-cathedral Concatedral Dulce Nombre de Jesus
Current leadership
Pope Benedict XVI
Archbishop Eusebio Ramos Morales
Metropolitan Archbishop Roberto González Nieves, O.F.M.
Archbishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fajardo-Humacao is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States and consists of part east and the northeast of the island of Puerto Rico, an American commonwealth.The diocese is led by Bishop Eusebio Ramos Morales. The motherchurch is Cathedral Santiago Apóstol in Fajardo, Puerto Rico.

The See of Fajardo-Humacao was canonically erected on May 11, 2008 and is a suffragan diocese of the Metropolitan Province of San Juan de Puerto Rico.

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

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