Roman Catholic Diocese of Fajardo–Humacao

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fajardo–Humacao[1](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. The see is vacant since February 2, 2017. The mother church is Cathedral Santiago Apóstol in Fajardo, Puerto Rico.

Diocese of Fajardo–Humacao

Dioecesis Faiardensis–Humacaensis

Diócesis de Fajardo–Humacao
Location
Country Puerto Rico
TerritoryEast and Northeast portions of the island of Puerto Rico
Ecclesiastical provinceSan Juan de Puerto Rico
Statistics
Area221 sq mi (570 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2008)
293,000
97,869 (33.4%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established11 March 2008 (12 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Santiago Apostol
Co-cathedralConcatedral Dulce Nombre de Jesus
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Bishopsede vacante
Metropolitan ArchbishopRoberto González Nieves, O.F.M.
Archbishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico
Map

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), appointed Bishop of Caguas
  2. Luis Miranda Rivera, O.Carm. (May 16, 2020) (Bishop-Elect)[2]

See also

  • Catholic Church by country
  • Catholic Church in the United States
  • Global organisation of the Catholic Church
  • Ecclesiastical Province of San Juan de Puerto Rico
  • 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

References



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