The Diocese of Caguas () is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in southeastern Puerto Rico in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico
The mother church of the Diocese of Caguas is the Catedral Dulce Nombre de Jesús (Cathedral of the Sweet Name of Jesus) in Caguas. As of 2023, the current bishop of Cagus is Eusebio Ramos Morales. The diocese was erected on November 4, 1964
Territory
The Diocese of Caguas includes the following municipalities:
Naranjito, Barranquitas, Comerío, Aguas Buenas, Caguas, Gurabo, Aibonito, Cidra, Cayey, San Lorenzo, Juncos, Las Piedras, Yabucoa, and Maunabo.
Parishes
Bishops
Bishops of Caguas
- Rafael Grovas Felix (1965-1981 Retired)
- Enrique Manuel Hernández Rivera (1981-1998 Resigned)
- Ruben González Medina (2000–2015 Appointed, Bishop of Ponce)
- Eusebio Ramos Morales (2017-current)
Auxiliary Bishops
- Antulio Parrilla Bonilla (1965–1968); resigned
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 Caguas, and that all would now have their assets protected under Chapter 11.
See also
- Caguas, Puerto Rico
- Catholic Church by country
- Catholic Church in the United States
- Global organisation of the Catholic Church
- Ecclesiastical Province of San Juan de Puerto Rico
- List of Roman Catholic archdioceses (by country and continent)
- List of Roman Catholic dioceses (alphabetical) (including archdioceses)
- List of Roman Catholic dioceses (structured view) (including archdioceses)
- List of the Catholic dioceses of the United States
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References
External links
- Diócesis de Caguas (Official Site in Spanish)
- Official Facebook page (in Spanish)
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Caguas GCatholic.org website