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Roman Catholic Diocese of Matanzas

Coordinates: 23°02′47″N 81°34′38″W / 23.0463°N 81.5771°W / 23.0463; -81.5771
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Diocese of Matanzas

Dioecesis Matansansis
Catedral San Carlos De Borromeo
Location
CountryCuba
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of San Cristóbal de la Habana
MetropolitanMatanzas
Statistics
Area8,444 km2 (3,260 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
690,400
478,000 (69.2%)
Parishes37
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established10 December 1912 (111 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of St. Charles Borromeo
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopSede vacante
Bishops emeritusManuel Hilario de Céspedes y García Menocal
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The Diocese of Matanzas is a Latin Church ecclesiastic territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Cuba. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of San Cristobal de la Habana. The diocese was erected 10 December 1912.

Bishops

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Ordinaries

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Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

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  • "Diocese of Matanzas". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
  • Conferencia De Obispos Catolicos De Cuba Archived 2007-10-11 at the Wayback Machine (Spanish)

23°02′47″N 81°34′38″W / 23.0463°N 81.5771°W / 23.0463; -81.5771