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Diocese of Mayagüez
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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.
- Bishop
- Ángel Luis Rios Matos
- Latin name
- Maiaguezen(sis)
- Erected
- 1 March 1976
- Cathedral
- Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria
- Patron
- Our Lady of Candelaria (Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria)
- Rank
- Suffragan Diocese
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- San Juan de Puerto Rico (Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico)
- Catholics
- 376,000
- Chancery
- Apartado 2272, Calle Obispado, Barrio Miradero, Mayagüez, PR 00681, Puerto Rico
- Telephone
- Tel. [787]833-5411; fax 834-5140
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Diocese of Arecibo 51 km
- Diocese of Ponce 63 km
- Diocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico 111 km
- Diocese of Caguas 112 km
- Diocese of Fajardo–Humacao 155 km
- Saint Thomas US 233 km
Parishes near the see
- San Benito · Mayagüez 2 km
- Santa Maria del Monte Carmelo · Mayagüez 2 km
- Nuestra Señora de la Monserrate · Aguada 21 km
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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001002193 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08