Roman Catholic Diocese of Mayagüez

Roman Catholic Diocese of Mayagüez
Diocese of Mayagüez
Dioecesis Maiaguezensis
Diócesis de Mayagüez

Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria
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%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Cathedral Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria
Current leadership
Bishop Alvaro Corrada del Rio, S.J.
Map
Map of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mayagüez.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mayagüez 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.

Contents

Catholic Schools of the Diocese of Mayagüez

  • 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
  • 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.


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

Ecclesiastical Province of San Juan de Puerto Rico

See: List of the Catholic bishops of the United States#Province of San Juan de Puerto Rico

Past and present ordinaries

Bishops of Mayagüez (Latin rite):

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