Diocese of Cienfuegos

Historical Details

• Diocese of Cienfuegos
  • Latin Name: Centumfocencis
  • Erected: 20 February 1903
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba
  • Country: Cuba

• Diocese of Cienfuegos-Santa Clara
  • Latin Name: Centumfocencis-Sanctae Clarae
  • Name Changed: 30 June 1971
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba
  • Country: Cuba

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Antonio Aurelio Torres y Sanz, O.C.D. † (5 Apr 1904 Appointed - 19 Jan 1916 Resigned)
• Valentín de la Asunción (Manuel) Zubizarreta y Unamunsaga, O.C.D. † (24 Feb 1922 Appointed - 30 Mar 1925 Appointed, Archbishop of Santiago de Cuba)
• Eduardo Pedro Martínez y Dalmau, C.P. † (16 Nov 1935 Appointed - 16 Mar 1961 Resigned)
• Alfredo Antonio Francisco Müller y San Martín † (5 Apr 1961 Appointed - 24 Jul 1971 Resigned)
• Fernando Ramon Prego Casal † (24 Jul 1971 Appointed - 1 Apr 1995 Appointed, Bishop of Santa Clara)
• Emilio Aranguren Echeverria (1 Apr 1995 Appointed - 14 Nov 2005 Appointed, Bishop of Holguín)
• Domingo Oropesa Lorente (9 Jul 2007 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Cienfuegos
1950	938,000	938,581	99.9%	22	116	138	6,797				36	ap1951
1966	1,086,480	1,278,212	85.0%	12	19	31	35,047		23		51	ap1967
1968		1,339,663	.0%	7	18	25	0		22	12	17	ap1971
Diocese of Cienfuegos-Santa Clara
1976	635,895	1,363,772	46.6%	11	10	21	30,280	1	14	3	51	ap1977
1980	626,000	1,367,772	45.8%	18	9	27	23,185		13	5	51	ap1981
1990	716,000	1,563,000	45.8%	15	14	29	24,689		14	15	51	ap1991
Diocese of Cienfuegos
1999	294,000	490,000	60.0%	8	10	18	16,333	2	11	23	22	ap2000
2000	294,000	490,000	60.0%	9	8	17	17,294	2	8	19	22	ap2001
2001	294,000	490,000	60.0%	8	8	16	18,375	2	8	23	22	ap2002
2002	294,000	490,000	60.0%	8	8	16	18,375	1	10	23	22	ap2003
2003	294,000	490,000	60.0%	10	8	18	16,333	1	11	22	22	ap2004
2004	290,000	480,000	60.4%	4	6	10	29,000	1	10	23	22	ap2005
2006	293,600	485,000	60.5%	16	7	23	12,765	1	12	25	22	ap2007

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Emilio Aranguren Echeverria (Priest: 1 Feb 1976; Auxiliary Bishop: 30 Apr 1991; Bishop: 1 Apr 1995 to 14 Nov 2005)
• Marcelo Arturo González Amador (Priest: 18 Dec 1983 to 31 Oct 1998)
• Domingo Oropesa Lorente (Bishop: 9 Jul 2007 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Eduardo Pedro Martínez y Dalmau, C.P. † (Bishop: 16 Nov 1935 to 16 Mar 1961)
• Alfredo Antonio Francisco Müller y San Martín † (Bishop: 5 Apr 1961 to 24 Jul 1971)
• Francisco Ricardo Oves Fernández † (Auxiliary Bishop: 25 Apr 1969 to 26 Jan 1970)
• Fernando Ramon Prego Casal † (Auxiliary Bishop: 13 Nov 1970; Bishop: 24 Jul 1971 to 1 Apr 1995)
• Antonio Aurelio Torres y Sanz, O.C.D. † (Bishop: 5 Apr 1904 to 19 Jan 1916)
• Valentín de la Asunción (Manuel) Zubizarreta y Unamunsaga, O.C.D. † (Apostolic Administrator: 3 Jan 1916; Bishop: 24 Feb 1922; Apostolic Administrator: 30 Mar 1925 to 30 Mar 1925)