Diocese of Mayagüez

Diocese of Mayagüez

Dioecesis Maiaguezensis

Diócesis de Mayagüez
Coat of arms
Location
TerritoryWestern coast of Puerto Rico
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of San Juan de Puerto Rico
Statistics
Area1,635 km2 (631 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2004)
  • 491,518
  • 376,000 (76.5%)
Parishes29
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established1 March 1976 (50 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopÁngel Luis Ríos Matos
Bishops emeritusAlvaro Corrada del Rio, S.J.
Map
Website
diocesisdemayaguez.org

The Diocese of Mayagüez (Latin: Dioecesis Maiaguezensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in the United States and consists of the western part of the island of Puerto Rico, an American commonwealth. The diocese is led by a prelate bishop, who pastors the mother church in the City of Mayagüez, Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria in front of the Plaza Colón.