Roman Catholic Diocese of Ponce

Diocese of Ponce Dioecesis Poncensis Diócesis de Ponce
Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Location
Country	United States
Territory	Southern portion of the island of Puerto Rico
Ecclesiastical province	San Juan de Puerto Rico
Statistics
Area	2,045 km2 (790 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 593,548 474,959[1] (80%)
Parishes	42
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	21 November 1924 (90 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Félix Lázaro Martinez
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ponce (Latin: Dioecesis Poncensis) 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. Its jurisdiction includes the municipalities of Adjuntas, Jayuya, Coamo, Guayanilla, Yauco, Peñuelas, Ponce, Juana Díaz, Villalba, Coamo, Santa Isabel, Salinas, Guayama and Patillas.

History

The See of Ponce was canonically erected on November 21, 1924, and is a suffragan diocese of the Metropolitan Province of San Juan de Puerto Rico.^[2]

Bishops of Ponce

The list of the bishops of Ponce and their terms of service. These are only the ecclesiastical bishops; emeritus bishops are not included here:^[3]

1. Edwin Byrne (1925-1929)
2. Aloysius Joseph Willinger (1929-1946)
3. James Edward McManus (1947-1963)
4. Luis Aponte Martinez (20 Feb 1964 - 4 Nov 1964)
5. Juan Fremiot Torres Oliver (1964-2000)
6. Ricardo Antonio Suriñach Carreras (2000-2003)
7. Félix Lázaro Martinez (2003-incumbent)

See also

References

External links

• Diocese of Ponce, gCatholic.org
• Official Site

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