Roman Catholic Diocese of Matanzas
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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The Diocese of Matanzas (Spanish: Diócesis Católica Romana de Matanzas) is a Latin Church ecclesiastic territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Cuba. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of San Cristobal de la Habana. The diocese was erected 10 December 1912.
Bishops
Ordinaries
- Charles Warren Currier (1913 - 1914)
- Severiano Sainz y Bencamo (1915 - 1937)
- Alberto Martín y Villaverde (1938 - 1960)
- José Maximino Eusebio Domínguez y Rodríguez (1961 - 1986)
- Mariano Vivanco Valiente (1987 - 2004)
- Manuel Hilario de Céspedes y García Menocal (2005 - 2022)
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino, appointed Bishop of Pinar del Rio in 1978; future Cardinal
- Agustín Alejo (Aleido) Román Rodríguez, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Miami, Florida, USA in 1979
- Felipe de Jesús Estévez (priest here, 1970–1979), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Miami, Florida, USA in 2003
External links and references
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- Conferencia De Obispos Catolicos De Cuba Template:Webarchive (Spanish)
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