Roman Catholic Diocese of Fajardo–Humacao
Diocese of Fajardo–Humacao Dioecesis Faiardensis–Humacaensis Diócesis de Fajardo–Humacao | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
Territory | East and Northeast portions of the island of Puerto Rico |
Ecclesiastical province | San Juan de 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 (7 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral Santiago Apostol |
Co-cathedral | Concatedral Dulce Nombre de Jesus |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis I |
Bishop | Eusebio Ramos Morales |
Metropolitan Archbishop |
Roberto González Nieves, O.F.M. Archbishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico |
Map | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fajardo–Humacao (Latin: Dioecesis Faiardensis–Humacaensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States and consists of part of the 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.
See Also
- Catholic Church by country
- Catholic Church in the United States
- Ecclesiastical Province of San Juan de Puerto Rico
- Global organisation of the Catholic Church
- List of Roman Catholic archdioceses (by country and continent)
- List of Roman Catholic dioceses (alphabetical) (including archdioceses)
- List of Roman Catholic dioceses (structured view) (including archdioceses)
- List of the Catholic dioceses of the United States
External links
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Fajardo-Humacao (Official Site in Spanish)
- Diocese of Fajardo–Humacao, gCatholic.org
Coordinates: 18°19′30″N 65°39′12″W / 18.3249°N 65.6532°W
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