Roman Catholic Diocese of Arecibo

Diocese of Arecibo Dioecesis Arecibensis Diócesis de Arecibo
Location
Country	United States
Territory	Northern portion of the island of Puerto Rico
Ecclesiastical province	Province of San Juan de Puerto Rico
Statistics
Area	833 sq mi (2,160 km2)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 607,000 372,000 (61.3%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	30 April 1960 (56 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral de San Felipe Apóstol
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Daniel Fernández Torres
Metropolitan Archbishop	Roberto González Nieves, O.F.M. Archbishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico
Emeritus Bishops	Iñaki Mallona Txertudi, C.P.
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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.

History

Cathedral de San Felipe Apostol

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:

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)

†=Deceased

See also

External links

• Roman Catholic Diocesis of Arecibo (Official Site in Spanish)
• Diocese of Arecibo, gCatholic website

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