Roman Catholic Diocese of Matanzas

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Metropolitan Matanzas Denomination Roman Catholic Area 8,444 km² Country Cuba		Parishes 37 Rite Latin Rite Date founded 10 December 1912

Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2004)690,400478,000 (69.2%) Established 10 December 1912 (104 years ago) Bishop Manuel Hilario de Céspedes y García Menocal Cathedral St. Charles Borromeo Cathedral, Matanzas Ecclesiastical provinces Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Cristóbal de la Habana, Matanzas

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Matanzas (erected 10 December 1912) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of San Cristobal de la Habana.

Ordinaries

Alberto Martín y Villaverde (1938 - 1960)

José Maximino Eusebio Domínguez y Rodríguez (1961 - 1986)

Manuel Hilario de Céspedes y García Menocal (2005 - )

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