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Roman Catholic Diocese of Holguín

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Metropolitan
  
Holguín

Denomination
  
Roman Catholic

Area
  
14,089 km²

Parishes
  
28

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Country
  
Cuba

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2006) 1,605,000 435,000 (27.1%)

Established
  
8 January 1979 (38 years ago)

Bishop
  
Emilio Aranguren Echeverría

Emeritus bishop
  
Héctor Luis Lucas Peña Gómez

Ecclesiastical provinces
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba, Holguín

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Holguín (erected 8 January 1979) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba.

Ordinaries

  • Héctor Luis Lucas Peña Gómez (1979 - 2005) - Bishop Emeritus
  • Emilio Aranguren Echeverria (2005 - )
  • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Holguín Wikipedia