Roman Catholic Diocese of Holguín
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Diocese of Holguín Dioecesis Holguinensis | |
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Location | |
Country | ![]() |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Santiago de Cuba |
Metropolitan | Holguín |
Statistics | |
Area | 14,089 km2 (5,440 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 1,605,000 435,000 (27.1%) |
Parishes | 28 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 8 January 1979 (45 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Isidore |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Emilio Aranguren Echeverria |
Bishops emeritus | Héctor Luis Lucas Peña Gómez |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Holguín (erected 8 January 1979) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba.
Ordinaries
[edit]- Héctor Luis Lucas Peña Gómez (1979 - 2005) - Bishop Emeritus
- Emilio Aranguren Echeverria (2005 - )
External links and references
[edit]- "Diocese of Holguín". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-13.
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