Roman Catholic Diocese of Fajardo–Humacao

Diocese of Fajardo–Humacao
Dioecesis Faiardensis–Humacaensis
Diócesis de Fajardo–Humacao
Location
Country  Puerto Rico
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 (9 years ago)
Cathedral Catedral Santiago Apostol
Co-cathedral Concatedral Dulce Nombre de Jesus
Current leadership
Pope Francis I
Bishop sede vacante
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 (Latin: Dioecesis Faiardensis–Humacaensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church and consists of part of the east and the northeast of the island of Puerto Rico, an US colony. The see is vacant since February 2, 2017. The mother church 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.

Catedral Santiago Apostol in Fajardo
Concatedral Dulce Nombre de Jesus in Humacao

Ordinaries

The list of the Bishops of Fajardo–Humacao (Latin rite) and their tenures of service:

  1. Eusebio Ramos Morales (March 11, 2008 – February 2, 2017)

See also

Coordinates: 18°19′30″N 65°39′12″W / 18.3249°N 65.6532°W / 18.3249; -65.6532


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