Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Matanzas | |
Latin: | Dioecesis Matansansis |
Country: | Cuba |
Metropolitan: | Matanzas |
Province: | Province of San Cristóbal de la Habana |
Area Km2: | 8,444 |
Population: | 690,400 |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Catholics: | 478,000 |
Catholics Percent: | 69.2 |
Parishes: | 37 |
Denomination: | Catholic Church |
Sui Iuris Church: | Latin Church |
Rite: | Roman Rite |
Established: | 10 December 1912 (years ago) |
Cathedral: | Cathedral of St. Charles Borromeo |
Bishop Title: | Bishop |
Emeritus Bishops: | Manuel Hilario de Céspedes y García Menocal |
Map: | Diócesis de Matanzas.svg |
The Diocese of Matanzas is a Latin Church ecclesiastic territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Cuba. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of San Cristobal de la Habana. The diocese was erected 10 December 1912.