The episcopate is the Cuban Conference of Catholic Bishops of
Cuba
Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ...
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Spanish
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries
**Spanish cuisine
Other places
* Spanish, Ontario, Can ...
: Conferencia de Obispos Católicos de Cuba, COCC).
The COCC is a member of the Latin American Episcopal Conference.
List of presidents of the Bishops' Conference:
1958 - 1963:
Manuel Arteaga y Betancourt
Manuel Arteaga y Betancourt (December 28, 1879 – March 20, 1963) was a Cuban prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Havana from 1941 to 1963. He raised to the rank of cardinal in 1946.
Biography
He was born in Camagüey, ...
, archbishop of
San Cristobal de la Habana
1963 - 1970:
Evelio Diaz y Cia, archbishop of
San Cristobal de la Habana
1970 - 1973:
Francisco Oves Ricardo Fernandez, Archbishop of
San Cristobal de la Habana
1973 - 1976:
Jose Eusebio Maximino y Domínguez Rodríguez, Bishop of
Matanzas
1976 - 1979:
Francisco Oves Ricardo Fernandez, Archbishop of
San Cristobal de la Habana
1979 - 1982:
Pedro Claro Meurice Estiu Pedro Claro Meurice Estiu (February 23, 1932 in San Luis, Santiago de Cuba – July 21, 2011 in Miami, Florida USA) was the Roman Catholic archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.
Ordained to the priesthood on Ju ...
, archbishop of
Santiago de Cuba
Santiago de Cuba is the second-largest city in Cuba and the capital city of Santiago de Cuba Province. It lies in the southeastern area of the island, some southeast of the Cuban capital of Havana.
The municipality extends over , and contains ...
1982 - 1988:
Adolfo Rodríguez Herrera Adolfo may refer to:
* Adolfo, São Paulo, a Brazilian municipality
* Adolfo (designer), Cuban-born American fashion designer
* Adolfo or Adolf
Adolf (also spelt Adolph or Adolphe, Adolfo and when Latinised Adolphus) is a given name used in Ge ...
, archbishop of
Camagüey
1988 - 1998:
Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino
Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino (18 October 1936 – 26 July 2019) was a Cuban prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Havana from 1981 to 2016. He was appointed to the College of Cardinals in 1994, the second Cuban to hold tha ...
, archbishop of
San Cristobal de la Habana
1998 - 2001:
Adolfo Rodríguez Herrera Adolfo may refer to:
* Adolfo, São Paulo, a Brazilian municipality
* Adolfo (designer), Cuban-born American fashion designer
* Adolfo or Adolf
Adolf (also spelt Adolph or Adolphe, Adolfo and when Latinised Adolphus) is a given name used in Ge ...
, archbishop of
Camagüey
2001 - 2007:
Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino
Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino (18 October 1936 – 26 July 2019) was a Cuban prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Havana from 1981 to 2016. He was appointed to the College of Cardinals in 1994, the second Cuban to hold tha ...
, archbishop of
San Cristobal de la Habana
2007 - 2010:
Juan García Rodríguez, archbishop of
Camagüey
2010 - ... :
Dionisio Guillermo García Ibáñez Dionisio, a variant of Dionysius, may refer to:
People Given name
* Dionisio Lazzari (1617-1689), Italian sculptor and architect
* Dionisio Aguado y García (1784-1849), Spanish classical guitarist and composer
* Papa Isio (1846-1911), Dionisio M ...
, archbishop of
Santiago de Cuba
Santiago de Cuba is the second-largest city in Cuba and the capital city of Santiago de Cuba Province. It lies in the southeastern area of the island, some southeast of the Cuban capital of Havana.
The municipality extends over , and contains ...
See also
*
Catholic Church in Cuba
References
External links
* http://www.iglesiacubana.org/
Cuba
Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ...
Catholic Church in Cuba
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