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Metropolitan see San Cristóbal de La Habana, Cuba

Archdiocese of San Cristóbal de La Habana

Sancti Christophori de Habana

The Archdiocese of San Cristobal de la Habana is the Latin rite metropolitan see of western Cuba, with suffragans Matanzas and Pinar del Rio, and the largest Cuban see by population. Erected as a diocese on 10 September 1787 from the Diocese of Santiago de Cuba, it was elevated to an archdiocese on 6 January 1925. Its seat is the Cathedral of St. Christopher (Cathedral of Havana).

On the map

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The address the register holds for Cathedral of St. Christopher, in San Cristóbal de La Habana, Cuba.

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Established
1787
Catholics
2,524,000
Priests
100
Territory
7,542 km²

Parishes and churches

157 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Archbishop
Juan de la Caridad Garcia Rodriguez
Born
11 July 1948
Birthplace
Camagüey

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The cathedral

Cathedral of St. Christopher stands in San Cristóbal de La Habana, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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