Diocese of Holguín, Cuba

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Name: Holguín / Holguinen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Santiago

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1979.01.08: Established as Diocese of Holguín / Holguinen(sis) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago and became suffragan of Santiago)

Bishop (2005.11.14 – ...):	Bishop Emilio Aranguren Echeverría (74) President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Cuba
Auxiliary Bishop (2021.03.19 – ...):	Bishop Marcos Pirán Gómez (63) Titular Bishop of Boseta

Bishops of Holguín (Roman Rite)

Bishop Emilio Aranguren Echeverría (74)
(2005.11.14 – ...)

Priest of Cienfuegos–Santa Clara (Cuba) (1976.02.01 – 1991.04.30)

Titular Bishop of Cellæ in Proconsulari (1991.04.30 – 1995.04.01)

Auxiliary Bishop of Cienfuegos–Santa Clara (Cuba) (1991.04.30 – 1995.04.01)

Bishop of Cienfuegos (Cuba) (1995.04.01 – 2005.11.14)

Bishop of Holguín (Cuba) (2005.11.14 – ...)

Bishop Héctor Luis Lucas Peña Gómez (94)
(1979.01.08 – 2005.11.14)

Bishop emeritus of Holguín (Cuba)

Priest of Santiago (Cuba) (1955.06.26 – 1970.01.12)

Titular Bishop of Novaliciana (1970.01.12 – 1979.01.08)

Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago (Cuba) (1970.01.12 – 1979.01.08)

Bishop of Holguín (Cuba) (1979.01.08 – 2005.11.14)

Area: 14,089 km²

Population: 436,900 Catholics (26.6% of 1,643,200 total)

Pastoral Centres: 32 parishes, 60 missions

Personnel: 35 priests (20 diocesan, 15 religious), 5 deacons, 60 religious (18 brothers, 42 sisters), 1 seminarian