Diocese of Cienfuegos ( Latin: Dioecesis Centumfocencis ) - Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church with its center in the city of Cienfuegos , Cuba . The diocese of Cienfuegos is included in the Metropolitanate of Camaguey . The cathedral of the diocese of Cienfuegos is the church of St. Clara of Assisi.
| Diocese of Cienfuegos | |
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| Dioecesis centumfocencis | |
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| Latin | |
| Main city | Cienfuegos |
| A country | Cuba |
| Established | February 20, 1903 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
| Metropolis | The Archdiocese of Camaguey |
| Parishes | 22 |
| Diocese Square | 5.360 km² |
| Diocese population | 485,000 people |
| The number of Catholics | 293.600 people |
| Share of Catholics | 60.5% |
Content
- 1 History
- 2 Ordinaries of the diocese
- 3 Source
- 4 References
History
On February 20, 1903, Pope Leo XIII issued the Actum praeclare log , which he established the diocese of Cienfuegos to separate from the diocese of San Cristobal de la Havana (today is the Archdiocese of Havana). . On the same day, the diocese of Cienfuegos entered the metropolis of Santiago de Cuba .
On June 30, 1971, the diocese of Cienfuegos was renamed the diocese of Cienfuegos Santa Clara. On April 1, 1995, the diocese of Cienfuegos-Santa Clara was divided into two separate dioceses of Cienfuegos and Santa Clara .
On December 5, 1998, the diocese of Cienfuegos entered the metropolis of Camaguey.
Ordinaries of the diocese
- Bishop Antonio Aurelio Torres y Sanz OCD (04/05/1904 - 01/19/1916);
- Bishop Valentín (Manuel) Zubizarreta y Unamunsaga (02.24.1922 - 03.30.1925) - appointed Archbishop of Santiago de Cuba;
- Bishop Eduardo Pedro Martínez y Dalmau CP (11.16.1935 - 03.16.1961);
- Bishop Alfredo Antonio Francisco Müller y San Martín (04/07/1961 - 07/24/1971);
- Bishop Fernando Ramón Prego Casal (07.24.1971 - 01.04.1995) - appointed Bishop of Santa Clara;
- Bishop Emilio Aranguren Echeverría (04/01/1995 - 11/14/2005) - appointed Bishop of Olgin ;
- Bishop of Domingo Oropesa Lorente (07.07.2007 - present).
Source
- Annuario Pontificio , Libreria Editrice Vaticana, Città del Vaticano, 2003, ISBN 88-209-7422-3