Diocese of

Santa Clara

Cuba Cuba

Continent: Central America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Santa Clara / SanctĂŠ ClarĂŠ (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: CamagĂŒey

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Website:

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Clare of Assisi

Liturgical Calendar (Universal) 📅

History

Contact Info

Address: UniĂłn 51 sur entre Gloria y Buenviaje, Santa Clara 50100, Cuba

Phone: (042) 2006-80

Papal Visits

Present Prelates

Bishop (1999.06.04 – ...):Bishop Marcelo Arturo González Amador (69)Bishop Marcelo Arturo González Amador (69)

President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Cuba

Ordinaries

Bishops of Santa Clara (Roman Rite)

Bishop Marcelo Arturo GonzĂĄlez Amador (69)Bishop Marcelo Arturo GonzĂĄlez Amador (69)
(1999.06.04 – ...)

Bishop of Santa Clara (Cuba)
President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Cuba

Born:1956.01.16 (Placetas, Cuba)
Ordained Priest:1983.12.18
Consecrated Bishop:1998.12.20

Priest of Cienfuegos (Cuba) (1983.12.18 – 1998.10.31)

Titular Bishop of Segia (1998.10.31 – 1999.06.04)

Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Clara (Cuba) (1998.10.31 – 1999.06.04)

Bishop of Santa Clara (Cuba) (1999.06.04 – ...)

Vice-President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Cuba (2013.11.11 – 2024.11.07)

President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Cuba (2024.11.07 – ...)

Bishop Fernando Ramon Prego Casal
(1995.04.01 – 1999.01.09)

Born:1927.11.07 (Cuba)
Ordained Priest:1955.04.17
Consecrated Bishop:1971.01.14
Died:1999.01.09 († 71)

Titular Bishop of Vegesela in Numidia (1970.11.13 – 1971.07.24)

Auxiliary Bishop of Cienfuegos–Santa Clara (Cuba) (1970.11.13 – 1971.07.24)

Bishop of Cienfuegos–Santa Clara (Cuba) (1971.07.24 – 1995.04.01)

Bishop of Santa Clara (Cuba) (1995.04.01 – 1999.01.09)

Former Prelates

Special Churches

Churches by City (34)

Matanzas (←), Cienfuegos (←), Ciego de Ávila (→)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 12,920 kmÂČ

Population: 781,900 Catholics (61.2% of 1,277,400 total)

Pastoral Centres: 35 parishes

Personnel: 29 priests (17 diocesan, 12 religious), 14 deacons, 81 religious (13 brothers, 68 sisters), 1 seminarian

Population

Pastoral Centres

Priests

Deacons

Religious

Seminarians

Last updated on 2025.04.02

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