Diocese of

Santa Clara

Cuba Cuba

Map

Continent: Central America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Santa Clara / Sanctæ Claræ (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Camagüey

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Clare of Assisi

Liturgical Calendar (Universal) 📅

History

Contact Info

Address: Unión 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 (68)Bishop Marcelo Arturo González Amador (68)

Vice-President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Cuba

Ordinaries

Bishops of Santa Clara (Roman Rite)

Bishop Marcelo Arturo González Amador (68)Bishop Marcelo Arturo González Amador (68)
(1999.06.04 – ...)

Bishop of Santa Clara (Cuba)
Vice-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 – ...)

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 km²

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 2024.10.01

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