Suffragan diocese Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Diocese of Arecibo
Areciben(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Arecibo is a Latin Catholic diocese covering the north-central portion of Puerto Rico, with its see in Arecibo. Erected in 1960, it is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico; its current bishop was appointed in 2022 after the removal of his predecessor.
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- Established
- 1960
- Catholics
- 372,000
- Priests
- 58
- Territory
- 2,157 km²
Parishes and churches
3 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- San Felipe ApóstolArecibo · CathedralView parish
- Madre de DiosIsabelaView parish
- Santísimo SacramentoAreciboView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Alberto Arturo Figueroa Morales
- Born
- 9 August 1961
- Birthplace
- Guaynabo
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The cathedral
Catedral de San Felipe Apóstol stands in Arecibo, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
Covering half of the northern portion of Puerto Rico, a commonwealth of the United States, the Diocese of Arecibo (Latin: Dioecesis Arecibensis, Spanish: Diócesis de Arecibo) is a diocese of the Catholic Church. Its mother church, the Catedral de San Felipe Apostol, stands in the City of Arecibo.