Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Clara

Diocese of Santa Clara
Dioecesis Centumfocencis

Location
Country Cuba
Ecclesiastical province Province of Camagüey
Metropolitan Santa Clara, Cuba
Statistics
Area 12,754 km2 (4,924 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
1,176,219
518,935 (44.1%)
Parishes 2234
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Latin Rite
Established 1 April 1995 (20 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral of St. Clare of Assisi
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Marcelo Arturo González Amador

The Diocese of Santa Clara is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Cuba. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Camagüey. Originally erected as part of the Diocese of Cienfuegos in 1903, the parent diocese was renamed to the Diocese of Cienfuegos-Santa Clara in 1971. Finally in 1995 the parent diocese was split to form the Diocese of Cienfuegos and the Diocese of Santa Clara.

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Coordinates: 22°24′22″N 79°58′05″W / 22.4062°N 79.9680°W / 22.4062; -79.9680

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