The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Camagüey (erected 1912 as the Diocese of Camagüey, elevated 1998) is a Metropolitan Archdiocese, responsible for the dioceses of Ciego de Avila, Cienfuegos and Santa Clara.
Archdiocese of Camagüey Archidioecesis Camagueyensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Cuba |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Camagüey |
| Metropolitan | Camagüey |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 18,671 km2 (7,209 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 861,372 544,000 (63.2%) |
| Parishes | 14 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 10 December 1912 (111 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Candelaria |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Juan García-Rodríguez |
| Map | |
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Ordinaries
edit- Valentín Zubizarreta y Unamunsaga, OCD (1914–1922), appointed Bishop of Cienfuegos
- Enrique Pérez-Serantes (1922–1948), appointed Archbishop of Santiago de Cuba
- Carlos Riu-Anglés (1948–1964)
- Adolfo Rodríguez-Herrera (1964–2002)
- Juan García-Rodríguez (2002–2016), appointed Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana; elevated to Cardinal in 2019
- Wilfredo Pino Estévez (2016–)
Auxiliary bishops
edit- Adolfo Rodríguez Herrera (1963–1964), appointed Bishop here
- Mario Eusebio Mestril Vega (1991–1996), appointed Bishop of Ciego de Ávila
- Juan García-Rodríguez (1997–2002), appointed Archbishop here; future Cardinal
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
edit- Álvaro Julio Beyra Luarca, appointed Bishop of Santisimo Salvador de Bayamo y Manzanillo in 2007
- Juan Gabriel Díaz Ruiz, appointed Bishop of Ciego de Ávila in 2017
References
edit- "Archdiocese of Camagüey". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
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