Half of the northern portion of the island of Puerto Rico[1]
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
Catholic
Sui iuris church
Latin Church
Rite
Roman Rite
Established
30 April 1960 (64 years ago)
Cathedral
Catedral de San Felipe Apóstol
Current leadership
Pope
Francis
Bishop
Alberto Arturo Figueroa Morales
Metropolitan Archbishop
Roberto González Nieves, O.F.M.
Bishops emeritus
Daniel Fernández Torres
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The Diocese of Arecibo (Latin: Dioecesis Arecibensis Spanish: Diócesis de Arecibo) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church and consists of half of the northern portion of the island of Puerto Rico,[1] a commonwealth of the United States. The mother church is the Catedral de San Felipe Apostol located in City of Arecibo. Its jurisdiction includes the municipalities of Isabela, Quebradillas, Camuy, Hatillo, Arecibo, Barceloneta, Florida, Manatí, Vega Baja, Vega Alta, Lares, Utuado, Ciales, Morovis, Corozal, and Orocovis.[2]
^ abDiocese of Arecibo. Accessed 23 March 2019.
^Diocesis de Ponce. Accessed 12 July 2021.
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