Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba

Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba
Archidioecesis Sancti Iacobi in Cuba
Catedral Metropolitana de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción
Location
Country Cuba
Ecclesiastical province Province of Santiago de Cuba
Metropolitan Santiago de Cuba
Statistics
Area 6,043 km2 (2,333 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
1,050,000
255,500 (24.3%)
Parishes 16
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Latin Rite
Established 1518
Cathedral Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Archbishop Dionisio García Ibáñez

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba (Latin: Archidioecesis Sancti Iacobi in Cuba) (erected 1518 as the Diocese of Baracoa) is a Metropolitan Archdiocese, responsible for the dioceses of Guantánamo-Baracoa, Holguín and Santísimo Salvador de Bayamo y Manzanillo.[1][2]

The diocese's name was changed to the Diocese of Santiago de Cuba. It was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Seville in Spain until 12 February 1546 when it became a suffragan of the Diocese of Santo Domingo (now Archdiocese of Santo Domingo) in the Dominican Republic. In 1803, the see was elevated to an archdiocese. The archdiocese is the home of the Basílica Santuario Nacional de Nuestra Señora de la Caridad del Cobre.

Bishops

Diocese of Baracoa

Erected: 1518

Diocese of Santiago de Cuba

Name Changed: 28 April 1522
Latin Name: Sancti Iacobi in Cuba

Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba

Elevated: 24 November 1803

Territorial losses

YearAlong withTo form
1787Diocese of San Cristóbal de la Habana
1912Diocese of Camagüey
1979Diocese of Holguín
1995Diocese of Santísimo Salvador de Bayamo y Manzanillo
1998Diocese of Guantánamo-Baracoa

The see also gained territory in 1527 with the suppression of the Diocese of Concepción de la Vega.

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  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 225. (in Latin)
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  • Havana puts on New Face for Pope by Phillip True, Express News, January 21, 1998

Coordinates: 20°01′16″N 75°49′46″W / 20.0210°N 75.8295°W / 20.0210; -75.8295

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