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Diocese of Arecibo
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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.
- Bishop
- Alberto Arturo Figueroa Morales
- Latin name
- Areciben(sis)
- Erected
- 30 April 1960
- Cathedral
- Catedral de San Felipe Apóstol
- Patron
- Saint Philip the Apostle
- Rank
- Suffragan Diocese
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- San Juan de Puerto Rico (Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico)
- Catholics
- 372,000
- Chancery
- Obispado, Calle Dr. Salas 206, P.O. Box 616. Arecibo, PR 00613-0616, Puerto Rico
- Telephone
- Tel. [787]878-3110; 816-4962; fax 880-2661
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Diocese of Mayagüez 51 km
- Diocese of Ponce 51 km
- Diocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico 66 km
- Diocese of Caguas 75 km
- Diocese of Fajardo–Humacao 114 km
- Saint Thomas US 191 km
Parishes near the see
- Santísimo Sacramento · Arecibo 1 km
- Madre de Dios · Isabela 31 km
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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001000721 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08