The Diocese of Santa Clara is a
diocese
In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...
of the
Latin Church
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of the
Roman Catholic Church
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in
Cuba
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. 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.
Bishops
Ordinaries
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Fernando Ramon Prego Casal (1995 – 1999)
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Marcelo Arturo González Amador (1999 – present)
Auxiliary bishop
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Marcelo Arturo González Amador (1998-1999), appointed Bishop here
External links and references
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Santa Clara
Santa Clara
Santa Clara
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Camagüey
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