Suffragan diocese Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Diocese of Mayagüez
Maiaguezen(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Mayagüez is a Latin Catholic diocese covering the western coast of Puerto Rico, with its see in Mayagüez. Erected in 1976 from territory of the dioceses of Ponce and Arecibo, it is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico.
On the map
Every see on one map: browse the dioceses. Churches with recorded hours: find Mass times.
- Established
- 1976
- Catholics
- 376,000
- Priests
- 81
- Territory
- 1,635 km²
Parishes and churches
4 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Nuestra Señora de la CandelariaHormigueros · CathedralView parish
- Nuestra Señora de la MonserrateAguadaView parish
- San BenitoMayagüezView parish
- Santa Maria del Monte CarmeloMayagüezView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Ángel Luis Rios Matos
- Born
- 5 October 1956
- Birthplace
- Aguada
Explore the ministry of the bishop.
The cathedral
Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria stands in Mayagüez, 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
The western part of the island of Puerto Rico belongs to the Diocese of Mayagüez (Latin: Dioecesis Maiaguezensis), a Catholic diocese in the United States. A prelate bishop leads the diocese and pastors its mother church in the City of Mayagüez, the Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria, which faces the Plaza Colón.