Roman Catholic Diocese of Arecibo

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Diocese of Arecibo

Dioecesis Arecibensis

Diócesis de Arecibo
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Coat of arms
Location
Country Puerto Rico
TerritoryHalf of the northern portion of the island of Puerto Rico[1]
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of San Juan de Puerto Rico
Statistics
Area833 sq mi (2,160 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)		(as of 2006)
607,000
372,000 (61.3%)
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established30 April 1960 (61 years ago)
CathedralCatedral de San Felipe Apóstol
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopDaniel Fernández Torres
Metropolitan ArchbishopRoberto González Nieves, O.F.M.
Archbishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico
Map
Porto Rico - Diocesi di Arecibo.png

The Diocese of Arecibo is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church and consists of half of the northern portion of the island of Puerto Rico,[1] a commonwealth of the United States. It is led by Bishop Daniel Fernández Torres. The mother church is the Catedral de San Felipe Apostol located in City of Arecibo. Its jurisdiction includes the municipalities of Isabela, Quebradillas, Camuy, Hatillo, Arecibo, Barceloneta, Florida, Manatí, Vega Baja, Vega Alta, Lares, Utuado, Ciales, Morovis, Corozal, and Orocovis.[2]

History[]

Cathedral de San Felipe Apostol

The See of Arecibo was canonically erected on April 30, 1960 and is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico.

Bishops[]

The list of ordinaries (bishops of the diocese) and their terms of service:

  1. † Alfredo Méndez-Gonzalez, C.S.C. (1960–1974)
  2. † Miguel Rodriguez Rodriguez, C.Ss.R. (1974–1990)
  3. † Iñaki Mallona Txertudi, C.P. (1991–2010)
  4. Daniel Fernández Torres, (2010–present)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops[]

†=Deceased

San Juan bankruptcy[]

On September 7, 2018,[3] following a similar Puerto Rican Supreme Court ruling, Bankruptcy Judge Edward Godoy that the bankruptcy filed by the Archdiocese of San Juan would also apply to every Catholic Diocese in Puerto Rico, including Arecibo, and that all assets in Puerto Rico's Catholic Church will be seized as credit for the San Juan Archdiocese.[4]

See also[]

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

  1. ^ a b Diocese of Arecibo. Accessed 23 March 2019.
  2. ^ Diocesis de Ponce. Accessed 12 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Judge: Bankruptcy applies to all Puerto Rico Catholic churches". Caribbean Business. 7 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Federal judge decides that bankruptcy filing applies to all of Puerto Rico's Roman Catholic churches | Pasquines". Retrieved May 4, 2021.

External links[]

Coordinates: 18°28′21″N 66°42′57″W / 18.47250°N 66.71583°W / 18.47250; -66.71583


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