Roman Catholic Diocese of Mayagüez

Diocese of Mayagüez
Dioecesis Maiaguezensis
Diócesis de Mayagüez
Location
Country Puerto Rico
Metropolitan San Juan
Statistics
Area 1,635 km2 (631 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2004)
491,518
376,000 (76.5%)
Parishes 29
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Cathedral Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Alvaro Corrada del Rio, S.J.
Map
Website
http://www.diocesisdemayaguez.org/

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mayagüez (Latin: Dioecesis Maiaguezensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States and consists of the western 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 Mayagüez, Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria in front of the Plaza Colón.

The See of Mayagüez was canonically erected on March 1, 1976 and is a suffragan diocese of the Metropolitan Province of San Juan de Puerto Rico. The Diocese is subdivided into 29 Parishes: 17 originally located at the Diocese of Ponce, eight formerly at the Diocese of Arecibo, and four new parishes.

As of July, 2011 the bishop of the See of Mayagüez is Alvaro Corrada del Rio.

Ordinaries

Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria.

The list of the Bishops of Mayagüez (Latin rite) and their tenures of service:

  1. Bishop Ulises Aurelio Casiano Vargas (March 4, 1976 – July 6, 2011)
  2. Bishop Alvaro Corrada del Rio, S.J. (July 6, 2011 – present)

Schools

Statistics

By the year 2004 its population consisted of 491.518 people, of which 376.000 were baptized, being 76,5% of the total population.

Year Population Priests Deacons Religious Parishes
  baptised total % number secular regular baptised
per priest		   men women  
1976 352.356 ? ? 56 21 35 6.292 4 105 25
1980 374.000 469.000 79,7 66 21 45 5.666 54 115 25
1990 426.000 519.000 82,1 74 40 34 5.756 2 39 149 29
1999 360.000 491.518 73,2 77 47 30 4.675 3 32 143 58
2000 360.000 491.518 73,2 71 41 30 5.070 3 32 135 58
2001 360.000 491.518 73,2 70 40 30 5.142 3 32 134 58
2002 360.000 491.518 73,2 68 38 30 5.294 4 32 133 58
2003 376.000 491.518 76,5 67 37 30 5.611 4 32 133 29
2004 376.000 491.518 76,5 70 40 30 5.371 4 32 114 29

See also

Coordinates: 18°12′04″N 67°08′18″W / 18.2011°N 67.1383°W / 18.2011; -67.1383

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