Diocese of Mayagüez

Diocese of Mayagüez

Dioecesis Maiaguezensis

Diócesis de Mayagüez
Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria
Coat of arms
Location
TerritoryWestern coast of Puerto Rico[1]
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of San Juan de Puerto Rico
Statistics
Area1,635 km2 (631 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2004)
  • 491,518
  • 376,000 (76.5%)
Parishes29
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established1 March 1976 (50 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopÁngel Luis Ríos Matos
Bishops emeritusAlvaro Corrada del Rio, S.J.
Map
Map of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mayagüez.
Website
diocesisdemayaguez.org

The Diocese of Mayagüez (Latin: Dioecesis Maiaguezensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in the United States and consists of the western part of the island of Puerto Rico, an American commonwealth. The diocese is led by a prelate bishop, who pastors the mother church in the City of Mayagüez, Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria in front of the Plaza Colón.

History

The See of Mayagüez was canonically erected on March 1, 1976, and is a suffragan diocese of the Metropolitan Province of San Juan de Puerto Rico. As of July, 2011 the bishop of the See of Mayagüez was Alvaro Corrada del Rio. He retired on May 9, 2020, and Ángel Luis Ríos Matos was appointed to succeed him.

Ordinaries

The list of the Bishops of Mayagüez (Latin rite) and their tenures of service:

  1. Bishop Ulises Aurelio Casiano Vargas (March 4, 1976 – July 6, 2011 Retired)
  2. Bishop Alvaro Corrada del Rio, S.J. (July 6, 2011 – May 9, 2020 Resigned)
  3. Bishop Ángel Luis Ríos Matos (August 1, 2020 - )

Territory

The Diocese is subdivided into 29 Parishes: 17 originally located at the Diocese of Ponce, eight formerly at the Diocese of Arecibo, and four new parishes. Its jurisdiction includes the municipalities of Aguadilla, Rincón, Aguada, Moca, San Sebastián, Añasco, Mayagüez, Las Marías, Maricao, Hormigueros, Cabo Rojo, San Germán, and Sabana Grande.[2]

Parishes

Main article: List of churches in the Diocese of Mayagüez

Statistics

By the year 2004 its population consisted of 491,518 people, of which 376,000 were baptized, being 76.5% of the total population.

Year Population Priests Deacons Religious Parishes
  baptised total % number secular regular baptised
per priest 		  men women  
1976 352.356 ? ? 56 21 35 6.292 4 105 25
1980 374.000 469.000 79,7 66 21 45 5.666 54 115 25
1990 426.000 519.000 82,1 74 40 34 5.756 2 39 149 29
1999 360.000 491.518 73,2 77 47 30 4.675 3 32 143 58
2000 360.000 491.518 73,2 71 41 30 5.070 3 32 135 58
2001 360.000 491.518 73,2 70 40 30 5.142 3 32 134 58
2002 360.000 491.518 73,2 68 38 30 5.294 4 32 133 58
2003 376.000 491.518 76,5 67 37 30 5.611 4 32 133 29
2004 376.000 491.518 76,5 70 40 30 5.371 4 32 114 29

San Juan Archdiocese bankruptcy

On 7 September 2018, Judge Edward Godoy ruled that the bankruptcy filed by the Archdiocese of San Juan would also apply to every Catholic diocese in Puerto Rico, including Mayagüez, and that all would now have their assets protected under Chapter 11.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ Diocese of Arecibo. Accessed 23 March 2019.
  2. ^ Diocesis de Ponce. Accessed 12 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Federal judge decides that bankruptcy filing applies to all of Puerto Rico's Roman Catholic churches". Pasquines. 27 September 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  4. ^ "Judge: Bankruptcy applies to all Puerto Rico Catholic churches". Caribbean Business. 7 September 2018.

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