Diocese of Ponce

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The Diocese of Ponce is a Latin Church diocese covering the southern part of Puerto Rico, erected in 1924 as a suffragan of San Juan de Puerto Rico. Its current ordinary is Bishop Rubén Antonio González Medina, C.M.F.

Bishop: Geraldo Ramírez Torres
Latin name: Poncen(sis)
Erected: 21 November 1924
Cathedral: Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Rank: Suffragan Diocese
Rite: Latin
Province: San Juan de Puerto Rico (Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico)
Catholics: 474,959

Chancery: Obispado, P.O. Box 801246, Coto Laurel 00780-1246, Puerto Rico
Telephone: Tel. [787]848-5265; fax 844-6127
Email: [email protected]

Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.

Neighbouring dioceses

Diocese of Arecibo 51 km
Diocese of Caguas 56 km
Diocese of Mayagüez 63 km
Diocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico 66 km
Diocese of Fajardo–Humacao 99 km
Saint Thomas US 175 km

Parishes near the see

Nuestra Señora de la Providencia · Ponce 9 km

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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001002620 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08

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