Roman Catholic Diocese of Ponce
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| Diocese of Ponce Dioecesis Poncensis Diócesis de Ponce |
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 Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | Southern portion of the island of Puerto Rico |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of San Juan de Puerto Rico |
| Metropolitan | Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Population - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 474,959[1] (80%) |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 21 November 1924 (87 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Benedict XVI |
| Archbishop | Félix Lázaro Martinez |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Roberto González Nieves, O.F.M. Archbishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ponce is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States and consists of the southern part of the island of Puerto Rico, an American commonwealth. The diocese is led by a prelate bishop which pastors the motherchurch in the City of Ponce, the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Its current bishop is S.E.R. Mons. Félix Lázaro Martinez, Sch. P.
The See of Ponce was canonically erected on 21 November 1924 and is a suffragan diocese of the Metropolitan Province of San Juan de Puerto Rico.
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[edit] Bishops of Ponce
The following were bishops of Ponce. These are only the ecclesiastical bishops; emeritus bishops are not included here:[2]
- Edwin Byrne (1925-1929)
- Aloysius Joseph Willinger (1929-1946)
- James Edward McManus (1947-1963)
- Luis Aponte Martinez (20 Feb 1964 - 4 Nov 1964)
- Juan Fremiot Torres Oliver (1964-2000)
- Ricardo Antonio Suriñach Carreras (2000-2003)
- Félix Lázaro Martinez (2003-incumbent)
[edit] See also
- Roman Catholic Marian churches
- List of the Catholic bishops of the United States#Province of San Juan de Puerto Rico
[edit] References
- ^ Diocese of Ponce: Statistics. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
- ^ Diocesis of Ponce Via: Directorio Diocesano > Episcopologio Ponceño > Diócesis de Ponce. Retrieved February 16, 2011.
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