Roman Catholic Diocese of Pinar del Río

Diocese of Pinar del Río Dioecesis Pinetensis ad Flumen
Catedral de San Rosendo
Location
Country	Cuba
Ecclesiastical province	Province of San Cristóbal de la Habana
Metropolitan	Pinar del Río
Statistics
Area	13,500 km2 (5,200 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 1,000,000 430,000 (43%)
Parishes	25
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	20 February 1903 (121 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral de San Rosendo
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Juan de Dios Hernandez-Ruiz, S.J.
Bishops emeritus	Jorge Enrique Serpa Pérez
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pinar del Río (erected 20 February 1903) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of San Cristobal de la Habana seated in the city of Pinar del Río.

• Braulio Orue-Vivanco (1903-1904)
• José Manuel Dámaso Ruíz y Rodríguez (1907-1925), appointed Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana.
• Evelio Díaz-Cía (1941-1959), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of San Cristobal de la Habana.
• Manuel Pedro Rodríguez Rozas (1960-1978)
• Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino (1978-1981), appointed Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana; elevated to Cardinal in 1994.
• José Siro González Bacallao (1982-2006)
• Jorge Enrique Serpa Pérez (2006-2019) - Bishop Emeritus.
• Juan de Dios Hernandez-Ruiz, S.J. (2019–present)

• Manuel Hilario de Céspedes y García Menocal, appointed Bishop of Matanzas on May 7, 2005.

• "Diocese of Pinar del Rio". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-13.
• Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Diocese of Pinar del Rio" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

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