Roman Catholic Diocese of Arecibo
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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
, an American commonwealth. It is led by Bishop
Daniel Fernández Torres
. The motherchurch is the Catedral de San Felipe Apostol located in City of Arecibo
.
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
.
†=Deceased
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
of the Roman Catholic Church in Puerto Rico
Roman Catholicism in the United States
The Catholic Church in the United States is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, the Christian Church in full communion with the Pope. With more than 68.5 registered million members, it is the largest single religious denomination in the United States, comprising about 22 percent of the population...
and consists of the northern part of the island of Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
, an American commonwealth. It is led by Bishop
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
Daniel Fernández Torres
Daniel Fernández Torres
Daniel Fernández Torres is the bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Arecibo. Torres was ordained an auxiliary bishop for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan by Pope Benedict XVI on February 14, 2007. Torres was later elevated by Pope Benedict XVI to become the 2nd Bishop of the Roman...
. The motherchurch is the Catedral de San Felipe Apostol located in City of Arecibo
Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Arecibo is a municipality in the northern midwest coast of Puerto Rico and located by the Atlantic Ocean, north of Utuado and Ciales; east of Hatillo; and west of Barceloneta, and Florida. Arecibo is spread over 18 wards and Arecibo Pueblo...
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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
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church, comprising the northeast portion of the island of Puerto Rico, a commonwealth of the United States...
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Ordinaries
- † Alfredo Méndez-Gonzalez, C.S.C.Congregation of Holy CrossThe Congregation of Holy Cross or Congregatio a Sancta Cruce is a Catholic congregation of priests and brothers founded in 1837 by Blessed Father Basil Anthony-Marie Moreau, CSC, in Le Mans, France....
(1960-1974) - † Miguel Rodriguez Rodriguez, C.Ss.R.Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerThe Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer is a Roman Catholic missionary Congregation founded by Saint Alphonsus Liguori at Scala, near Amalfi, Italy for the purpose of labouring among the neglected country people in the neighbourhood of Naples.Members of the Congregation, priests and brothers,...
(1974-1990) - Iñaki Mallona TxertudiIñaki Mallona TxertudiIñaki Mallona Txertudi C.P. was the third Roman Catholic bishop of Arecibo. He was born in Fruiz, Spain, and ordained a priest of the Congregation of the Passion on March 27, 1956. On December 14, 1991, he was appointed Bishop of Arecibo, Puerto Rico...
, C.P. (1991-2010) - Daniel Fernández TorresDaniel Fernández TorresDaniel Fernández Torres is the bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Arecibo. Torres was ordained an auxiliary bishop for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan by Pope Benedict XVI on February 14, 2007. Torres was later elevated by Pope Benedict XVI to become the 2nd Bishop of the Roman...
, (2010-Present)
†=Deceased
Ecclesiastical Province of San Juan de Puerto Rico
- See: List of the Catholic bishops of the United States#Province of San Juan de Puerto Rico