Roman Catholic Diocese of Guantánamo-Baracoa explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Guantánamo-Baracoa
Latin:Dioecesis Guantanamensis-Baracoensis
Country: Cuba
Metropolitan:Guantánamo
Province:Province of Santiago de Cuba
Area Km2:6,565
Population:511,156
Population As Of:2006
Catholics:185,218
Catholics Percent:36.2
Parishes:7
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Rite:Latin Rite
Established:24 January 1998 (years ago)
Cathedral:St. Catherine of Ricci Cathedral
Cocathedral:Our Lady of the Assumption Co-Cathedral, Baracoa
Bishop Title:Bishop

The Diocese of Guantánamo-Baracoa is a particular church of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church, encompassing the municipality of Baracoa and the surrounding Guantánamo Province in Cuba. It was erected 24 January 1998 from the Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba, to which it suffragan.

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