The Diocese of Matanzas is a

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of the

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. It is a

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of the metropolitan Archdiocese of San Cristobal de la Habana. The diocese was erected 10 December 1912.

Bishops

Ordinaries

Charles Warren Currier Bishop Charles Warren Currier (March 22, 1857 in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, USA - September 23, 1918 in Maryland, USA) was the first bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Matanzas (1913–1914). His parents were Warren Green Currier (born in ...

(1913 - 1914) *

Severiano Sainz y Bencamo (7 November 1871 in Pinar del Río, Cuba - 14 March 1937 in Matanzas, Cuba) was the second bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Matanzas (1915–1937). His parents were Juan Sainz y María Antonia Bencomo. When he was very young he was taken ...

(1915 - 1937) *

Alberto Martín y Villaverde Bishop Juan Alberto de la Merced Martín y Villaverde (2 May 1904 – 3 November 1960) was Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Matanzas (1938–1960). Bishop Martin was ordained a priest on October 27, 1927. He was appointed bishop of the Di ...

(1938 - 1960) *

José Maximino Eusebio Domínguez y Rodríguez José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

(1961 - 1986) *

Mariano Vivanco Valiente Bishop Mariano Vivanco Valiente (3 April 1933 in San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba – 23 August 2004 in Matanzas, Cuba) was Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Matanzas (1987–2004). He studied humanities, philosophy and theology at El Bu ...

(1987 - 2004) *

Manuel Hilario de Céspedes y García Menocal Manuel Hilario de Céspedes y García Menocal (born 11 March 1944) was the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Matanzas from 2005 to 2022. He studied for the priesthood in Venezuela and filled pastoral assignments there for twelve years before ...

(2005 - 2022)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

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 ...

, appointed Bishop of Pinar del Rio in 1978; future Cardinal *

Agustín Alejo (Aleido) Román Rodríguez Agustín is a Spanish given name and sometimes a surname. It is related to Augustín. People with the name include: Given name * Agustín (footballer), Spanish footballer * Agustín Calleri (born 1976), Argentine tennis player * Agustín Cá ...

, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Miami, Florida, USA in 1979 *

Felipe de Jesús Estévez Felipe de Jesús Estévez (born February 5, 1946) is a Cuban-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who was bishop of the Diocese of St. Augustine in Florida from 2011 to 2022. Estévez previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdioce ...

(priest here, 1970–1979), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Miami, Florida, USA in 2003

External links and references

*
Conferencia De Obispos Catolicos De Cuba
(Spanish)

Matanzas Matanzas (Cuban ) is the capital of the Cuban province of Matanzas. Known for its poets, culture, and Afro-Cuban folklore, it is located on the northern shore of the island of Cuba, on the Bay of Matanzas (Spanish ''Bahia de Matanzas''), east ...

1912 establishments in Cuba Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of (San Cristóbal de) la Habana {{RC-diocese-stub