Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Santa Clara | |
Latin: | Dioecesis Centumfocencis |
Country: | Cuba |
Metropolitan: | Santa Clara, Cuba |
Province: | Province of Camagüey |
Area Km2: | 12,754 |
Population: | 1,176,219 |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Catholics: | 518,935 |
Catholics Percent: | 44.1 |
Parishes: | 2234 |
Denomination: | Roman Catholic |
Rite: | Latin Rite |
Established: | 1 April 1995 (years ago) |
Cathedral: | Cathedral of St. Clare of Assisi |
Bishop Title: | Bishop |
Map: | Diócesis de Santa Clara.svg |
The Diocese of Santa Clara is a diocese of the Latin Church 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.