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Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Clara

Coordinates: 22°24′22″N 79°58′05″W / 22.4062°N 79.9680°W / 22.4062; -79.9680
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Diocese of Santa Clara

Dioecesis Centumfocencis
Location
CountryCuba
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Camagüey
MetropolitanSanta Clara, Cuba
Statistics
Area12,754 km2 (4,924 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
1,176,219
518,935 (44.1%)
Parishes2234
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite
Established1 April 1995 (29 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of St. Clare of Assisi
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopMarcelo Arturo González Amador
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The Diocese of Santa Clara is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in Cuba. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Camagüey. Originally erected as part of the Diocese of Cienfuegos in 1903, the parent diocese was renamed to the Diocese of Cienfuegos-Santa Clara in 1971. Finally in 1995 the parent diocese was split to form the Diocese of Cienfuegos and the Diocese of Santa Clara.

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  • "Diocese of Santa Clara". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-12.

22°24′22″N 79°58′05″W / 22.4062°N 79.9680°W / 22.4062; -79.9680