Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Camagüey

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Camagüey

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Camagüey

Roman Catholic archdiocese in Cuba

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.

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Ordinaries

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • "Archdiocese of Camagüey". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
See also: List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Cuba

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