Diocese of Santisimo Salvador de Bayamo y Manzanillo

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Bishop(s) Alvaro Julio Beyra Luarca, Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 9 December 1995 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Cuba Square Kilometers: 8,362 (3,229 Square Miles) Mailing Address: Calle José Joaquín Palma 130, Apartado 27, Bayamo 85100, Granma, Cuba Telephone: (023)42.72.71 Fax: 42.72.70

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Dionisio Guillermo García Ibáñez (9 Dec 1995 Appointed - 10 Feb 2007 Appointed, Archbishop of Santiago de Cuba)
• Alvaro Julio Beyra Luarca (9 Jul 2007 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
9 December 1995	Erected	Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba	Diocese of Santisimo Salvador de Bayamo y Manzanillo (erected)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1999	221,000	823,000	26.9%	7	4	11	20,090		4	14	7	ap2000
2000	221,000	827,590	26.7%	9	2	11	20,090		2	13	7	ap2001
2001	222,000	830,064	26.7%	9	2	11	20,181		2	16	7	ap2002
2003	222,000	832,644	26.7%	10	1	11	20,181		1	17	7	ap2004
2004	222,000	832,644	26.7%	15		15	14,800			17	9	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Alvaro Julio Beyra Luarca (Bishop: 9 Jul 2007 - )
• Dionisio Guillermo García Ibáñez (Bishop: 9 Dec 1995 to 10 Feb 2007)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• None