Roman Catholic Diocese of Mayagüez

Diocese of Mayagüez Dioecesis Maiaguezensis Diócesis de Mayagüez
Location
Country	Puerto Rico
Metropolitan	San Juan
Statistics
Area	1,635 km2 (631 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 491,518 376,000 (76.5%)
Parishes	29
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Alvaro Corrada del Rio, S.J.
Map
Website
http://www.diocesisdemayaguez.org/

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mayagüez (Latin: Dioecesis Maiaguezensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman 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 which pastors the motherchurch in the City of Mayagüez, Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria in front of the Plaza Colón.

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. 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.

As of July, 2011 the bishop of the See of Mayagüez is Alvaro Corrada del Rio.

Ordinaries

Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria.

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)
2. Bishop Alvaro Corrada del Rio, S.J. (July 6, 2011 – present)

Schools

• Colegio San Agustin, Cabo Rojo, Grades: PK-12
• Colegio San Benito, Mayagüez, Grades PK-12
• Colegio San Carlos, Aguadilla, Grades: PK-12
• Academia Inmaculada Concepcion Elemental, Mayaguez, Grades: PK-6
• Academia Inmaculada Concepcion - Superior, Mayagüez, Grades: 7-12
• Colegio San José, San German, Grades: K-12
• Academia San Luis, Lajas, Grades: K-12
• Colegio La Milagrosa, Mayagüez, Grades:PK-12
• Academia San Sebastian Martir, Grades: K-9
• Academia Santa Rosa de Lima, Rincón, Grades PK-6 (closed around 2000).
• Colegio Nuestra Señora de la Monserrate, Moca, Grades PK-8
• Escuela Catolica de la Salle, Añasco, Grades: 1-9
• Colegio San Agustin y Espiritu Santo, Sabana Grande, Grades: Pre-PreK-8

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.

See also

External links

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Mayagüez (Official Site in Spanish)
• Diocese of Mayagüez, gCatholic.org
• Sito ufficiale della diocesi

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