Roman Catholic Diocese of Guantánamo-Baracoa

Diocese of Guantánamo-Baracoa
Dioecesis Guantanamensis-Baracoensis

Catedral Santa Catalina de Ricci
Location
Country Cuba
Ecclesiastical province Province of Santiago de Cuba
Metropolitan Guantánamo
Statistics
Area 6,565 km2 (2,535 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
511,156
185,218 (36.2%)
Parishes 7
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Latin Rite
Established 24 January 1998 (17 years ago)
Cathedral Catedral Santa Catalina de Ricci
Co-cathedral (Co-cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Dionisio Guillermo García Ibáñez
Emeritus Bishops Carlos Jesús Patricio Baladrón Valdés

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Guantánamo-Baracoa (erected 24 January 1998) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba.

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Concathedral Nuestra Señora de la Asunción

Coordinates: 20°08′36″N 75°12′12″W / 20.1434°N 75.2034°W / 20.1434; -75.2034

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