The Diocese of Arecibo ( ) is a diocese of the Catholic Church and consists of half of the northern portion of the island of Puerto Rico,

San Juan Archdiocese bankruptcy

On 7 September 2018, a federal judge ruled that the bankruptcy filed by the Archdiocese of San Juan would also apply to every Catholic diocese in Puerto Rico, including Arecibo, and that all would now have their assets protected under Chapter 11.

Bishops

The list of ordinaries (bishops of the diocese) and their terms of service:

  1. Alfredo Méndez-Gonzalez, C.S.C. (1960–1974)
  2. Miguel Rodriguez Rodriguez, C.Ss.R. (1974–1990)
  3. Iñaki Mallona Txertudi, C.P. (1991–2010)
  4. Daniel Fernández Torres, (2010–2022)
  5. Alberto Arturo Figueroa Morales, (2022–)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

  • Enrique Manuel Hernández Rivera, appointed auxiliary bishop of San Juan in 1979
  • Alberto Arturo Figueroa Morales (priest here, 1990–1991), appointed auxiliary bishop of San Juan in 2019

Parishes

References

  • Diócesis de Arecibo (official site in Spanish)
  • Roman Catholic Diocesis of Arecibo GCatholic.org website