Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Camagüey

Roman Catholic archdiocese in Cuba

Archdiocese of Camagüey

Archidioecesis Camagueyensis

Location
Country|  Cuba
Ecclesiastical province| Province of Camagüey
Metropolitan| Camagüey
Statistics
Area| 18,671 km2 (7,209 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics| (as of 2006)
861,372
544,000 (63.2%)
Parishes| 14
Information
Denomination| Roman Catholic
Rite| Latin Rite
Established| 10 December 1912 (112 years ago)
Cathedral| Cathedral of Our Lady of Candelaria
Current leadership
Pope| Francis
Archbishop| Juan García-Rodríguez
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Camagüey (erected 1912 as the Diocese of Camagüey, elevated 1998) is a Metropolitan Archdiocese, responsible for the dioceses of Ciego de Avila, Cienfuegos and Santa Clara.

## Ordinaries

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* Valentín Zubizarreta y Unamunsaga, OCD (1914–1922), appointed Bishop of Cienfuegos
* Enrique Pérez-Serantes (1922–1948), appointed Archbishop of Santiago de Cuba
* Carlos Riu-Anglés (1948–1964)
* Adolfo Rodríguez-Herrera (1964–2002)
* Juan García-Rodríguez (2002–2016), appointed Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana; elevated to Cardinal in 2019
* Wilfredo Pino Estévez (2016–)

### Auxiliary bishops

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* Adolfo Rodríguez Herrera (1963–1964), appointed Bishop here
* Mario Eusebio Mestril Vega (1991–1996), appointed Bishop of Ciego de Ávila
* Juan García-Rodríguez (1997–2002), appointed Archbishop here; future Cardinal

### Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

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* Álvaro Julio Beyra Luarca, appointed Bishop of Santisimo Salvador de Bayamo y Manzanillo in 2007
* Juan Gabriel Díaz Ruiz, appointed Bishop of Ciego de Ávila in 2017

## References

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* "Archdiocese of Camagüey". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-12.

See also: List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Cuba

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