Diocese of

Guantánamo–Baracoa

Cuba

Continent: Central America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Guantánamo–Baracoa / Guantanamen(sis)–Baracoën(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Santiago

Neighbouring Dioceses: Santiago (←), Holguín (↑), Port-de-Paix (→), Jérémie (↘)

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Catherine of Ricci

Liturgical Calendar (Universal) 📅

History

1517.02.11: Established as Diocese of Baracoa (from Diocese of Santo Domingo and became suffragan of Sevilla)
1522.04.28: Suppressed (to establish Diocese of Santiago)
1998.01.24: Restored as Diocese of Guantánamo–Baracoa / Guantanamen(sis)–Baracoën(sis) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago and became suffragan of Santiago)

Present Prelates

Bishop:

vacant

Apostolic Administrator (2026.06.19 – ...):

Bishop Marcos Pirán Gómez (65)

Titular Bishop of Boseta

Auxiliary Bishop of Holguín (Cuba)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Guantánamo–Baracoa (Roman Rite)

Bishop Marcos Pirán Gómez (65)
(Apostolic Administrator 2026.06.19 – ...)

Bishop Silvano Pedroso Montalvo
(2018.03.29 – 2026.06.13)

Ámense como yo les he amado

Born:	1953.04.25 (Cárdenas, Cuba)
Ordained Priest:	1995.06.12
Consecrated Bishop:	2018.05.27
Died:	2026.06.13 (La Habana, Cuba † 73)

Priest of La Habana (Cuba) (1995.06.12 – 2018.03.29)

Bishop of Guantánamo–Baracoa (Cuba) (2018.03.29 – 2026.06.13)

Bishop Wilfredo Pino Estévez (75) (later Archbishop)
(2006.12.13 – 2016.12.06)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Camagüey (Cuba)

Confía en el Señor y haz el bien

Born:	1950.10.12 (Camagüey, Cuba)
Ordained Priest:	1975.08.01
Consecrated Bishop:	2007.01.27

Priest of Camagüey (Cuba) (1975.08.01 – 2006.12.13)

Bishop of Guantánamo–Baracoa (Cuba) (2006.12.13 – 2016.12.06)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Camagüey (Cuba) (2016.12.06 – ...)

Bishop Carlos Jesús Patricio Baladrón Valdés
(1998.01.24 – 2006.12.13)

Born:	1945.03.17 (Campechuela, Cuba)
Ordained Priest:	1977.04.02
Consecrated Bishop:	1992.01.05
Died:	2023.05.10 (Miami, FL, USA † 78)

Priest of Santiago (Cuba) (1977.04.02 – 1991.11.16)

Titular Bishop of Cibaliana (1991.11.16 – 1998.01.24)

Auxiliary Bishop of La Habana (Cuba) (1991.11.16 – 1998.01.24)

Bishop of Guantánamo–Baracoa (Cuba) (1998.01.24 – 2006.12.13)

Bishops of Baracoa (Roman Rite)

Bishop Juan de Witte Hoos (Ubite), O.P.
(1517.02.11 – 1522.04.28)

Born:	1475.08.06 (Bruges, Belgium)
Died:	1540.09.18 (Bruges, Belgium † 65)

Titular Bishop of Selymbria (1514.05.15 – 1517.02.11)

Bishop of Baracoa (Cuba) (1517.02.11 – 1522.04.28)

Bishop of Santiago (Cuba) (1522.04.28 – 1525.04.04)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Catedral Santa Catalina de Ricci, Guantánamo, Guantánamo
Co-Cathedral, Minor Basilica: Basílica Concatedral de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, Baracoa, Guantánamo

Santiago (←), Holguín (↑), Port-de-Paix (→), Jérémie (↘)

Statistics (2021.12.31)

Area: 6,178 km²

Population: 203,300 Catholics (39.9% of 509,600 total)

Pastoral Centres: 13 parishes

Personnel: 13 priests (7 diocesan, 6 religious), 2 deacons, 26 religious (7 brothers, 19 sisters), 2 seminarians

Pastoral Centres

Last updated on 2026.07.02

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