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Ecclesiastical province Province of San Juan de Puerto Rico Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2006)607,000372,000 (61.3%) Established 30 April 1960 (56 years ago) Address 298 Calle M. Salas, Arecibo, 00612, Puerto Rico Cathedral Catedral de San Felipe Apóstol | ||
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Arecibo is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Puerto Rico and consists of the northern part of the island of Puerto Rico, 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.
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History
The See of Arecibo was canonically erected on April 30, 1960 and is a suffragan diocese of the Metropolitan Province of San Juan de Puerto Rico.
Ordinaries
The list of bishops of the diocese and their terms of service:
- † Alfredo Méndez-Gonzalez, C.S.C. (1960-1974)
- † Miguel Rodriguez Rodriguez, C.Ss.R. (1974-1990)
- Iñaki Mallona Txertudi, C.P. (1991-2010)
- Daniel Fernández Torres, (2010–Present)
†=Deceased
References
Roman Catholic Diocese of Arecibo Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA