Roman Catholic Diocese of Ponce

Diocese of Ponce
Dioecesis Poncensis
Diócesis de Ponce
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 (93 years ago)
Cathedral Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Ruben Antonio Gonzalez Medina
Map
Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe

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, a territory of the United States. The diocese is led by a prelate bishop which pastors the mother church in the City of Ponce, the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Its current bishop is S.E.R. Mons. Rubén Antonio González Medina, C.M.F. Its jurisdiction includes the municipalities of Adjuntas, Jayuya, Guánica, Guayanilla, Yauco, Peñuelas, Ponce, Juana Díaz, Villalba, Coamo, Santa Isabel, Salinas, Guayama, Arroyo, and Patillas.[2]

History

The See of Ponce was canonically erected on 21 November 1924, and is a suffragan diocese of the Metropolitan Province of San Juan de Puerto Rico.[3]

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:[4]

  1. Edwin Byrne (1925-1929)
  2. Aloysius Joseph Willinger (1929-1946)
  3. James Edward McManus (1947-1963)
  4. Luis Aponte Martinez (1963-1964)
  5. Juan Fremiot Torres Oliver (1964-2000)
  6. Ricardo Antonio Suriñach Carreras (2000-2003)
  7. Félix Lázaro Martinez (2003-2015)
  8. Ruben Antonio Gonzalez Medina C.M.F. (2015–Present)

Auxiliary Bishops

  • Luis Aponte Martinez (1960-1963)
  • Ricardo Antonio Suriñach Carreras (1975-2000)

Coadjutor Bishops

  • Luis Aponte Martinez (1963-1963)
  • Félix Lázaro Martinez (2002-2003)

Parish churches

Parish church by founding date

  • 1616 1 Iglesia San Blas de Illescas, Coamo
  • 1692 2 Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, Ponce
  • 1736 3 San Antonio de Padua, Guayama
  • 1756 4 Ntra. Sra. del Rosario, Yauco
  • 1793 5 San José, Peñuelas
  • 1798 6 Iglesia San Ramón Nonato, Juana Díaz
  • 1811 7 Inmaculado Corazón de María, Patillas
  • 1815 8 San Joaquín y Santa Ana, Adjuntas
  • 1840 9 Inmaculada Concepción, Guayanilla
  • 1854 10 Ntra. Sra. de Monserrate, Salinas
  • 1854 11 Santiago Apóstol, Santa Isabel
  • 1855 12 Ntra. Sra. del Carmen, Arroyo
  • 1883 13 Ntra. Sra. de Monserrate, Jayuya
  • 1883 14 Ntra. Sra. del Carmen, Playa (Ponce)
  • 1888 15 San Antonio Abad, Guánica
  • 1917 16 Ntra. Sra. del Carmen, Villalba
  • 1928 17 Ntra. Sra. de la Medalla Milagrosa, Ponce
  • 1928 18 Ntra. Sra. de la Merced, Ponce
  • 1930 19 Santa Teresita, Ponce
  • 1946 20 Sagrado Corazón, Aguirre
  • 1948 21 San Conrado, Ponce
  • 1952 22 Santa María Reina, Ponce
  • 1959 23 Sagrado Corazón de Jesús, Tallaboa (Peñuelas)
  • 1962 24 Ntra. Sra. de la Divina Providencia, Villalba
  • 1963 25 Sagrado Corazón, Ensenada (Guánica)
  • 1964 26 San Vicente de Paúl, Ponce
  • 1964 27 San Judas Tadeo, Ponce
  • 1964 28 Cristo Rey, Ponce
  • 1965 29 San José, Ponce
  • 1967 30 La Resurrección, Ponce
  • 1968 31 Buen Pastor, Ponce
  • 1969 32 San Martín de Porres, Yauco
  • 1969 33 Corazón de Jesús, Ponce
  • 1969 34 Ntra. Sra. de la Medalla Milagrosa, Castañer (Asjuntas)
  • 1971 35 Santísima Trinidad, Ponce
  • 1973 36 Ntra. Sra. del Carmen, Coto Laurel (Ponce)
  • 1979 37 San José Obrero, Ponce
  • 1984 38 Ntra. Sra. de Lourdes, Aguilita (Juana Díaz)
  • 1984 39 Santa Teresita, Arús (Juana Díaz)
  • 1986 40 Santísimo Sacramento, Ponce
  • 2001 41 Santo Domingo de Guzmán, Yauco
  • 2001 42 San Antonio de Padua, Coamo
  • 2005 43 Santos Apóstoles Pedro y Pablo, Guayama

San Juan Bankruptcy and loss of assets

On September 7, 2018,[5] following a similar ruling by the Puerto Rico Supreme Court, US Bankruptcy Judge Edward Godoy ruled that the bankruptcy filed by the Archdiocese of San Juan would also apply every other Puerto Rican Catholic Diocese, including Ponce. The Diocese of Ponce had unsuccessfully filed a motion to stop the seizure of its assets.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Diocese of Ponce: Statistics. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
  2. ↑ Diocesis de Ponce. Accessed 10 June 2018.
  3. ↑ Diocese of Ponce: General Information. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  4. ↑ Diocesis of Ponce Via: Directorio Diocesano > Episcopologio Ponceño > Diócesis de Ponce. Retrieved February 16, 2011.
  5. ↑ https://caribbeanbusiness.com/judge-bankruptcy-applies-to-all-puerto-rico-catholic-churches/
  6. ↑ https://pasquines.us/2018/09/27/federal-judge-decides-that-bankruptcy-filing-applies-to-all-of-puerto-ricos-roman-catholic-churches/

Coordinates: 18°00′42″N 66°36′51″W / 18.0118°N 66.6142°W / 18.0118; -66.6142

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