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Roman or Romans most often refers to:
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Diocese of Pinar del RÃo (erected 20 February 1903) is a suffragan diocese of the
Archdiocese of San Cristobal de la Habana seated in the city of
Pinar del RÃo
Pinar del RÃo is the capital city of Pinar del RÃo Province, Cuba. With a population of 139,336 (2004) in a municipality of 190,332, it is the 10th-largest city in Cuba. Inhabitants of the area are called ''Pinareños''.
History
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Bishops
Ordinaries
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Braulio Orue-Vivanco (1903-1904)
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José Manuel Dámaso RuÃz y RodrÃguez (1907-1925), appointed Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana.
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Evelio DÃaz-CÃa
Evelio Diaz-Cia (February 17, 1902 in San Cristóbal, Pinar del RÃo, Cuba – July 21, 1984 in Havana, Cuba) was the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Havana.
His parents were Arturo DÃaz-DÃaz and Francisca CÃa-López. He was baptised a ...
(1941-1959), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of San Cristobal de la Habana.
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Manuel Pedro RodrÃguez Rozas (1960-1978)
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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 ...
(1978-1981), appointed Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana; elevated to Cardinal in 1994.
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José Siro González Bacallao (1982-2006)
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Jorge Enrique Serpa Pérez
Jorge Enrique Serpa Perez (born March 16, 1942, in Cienfuegos, Cuba ) is the former bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pinar del Rio.
Life and ministry
When Serpa was a child his family moved to Havana. He studied en El Buen Pastor Seminary ...
(2006-2019) - Bishop Emeritus.
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Juan de Dios Hernandez-Ruiz, S.J. (2019–present)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
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Manuel Hilario de Céspedes y GarcÃa Menocal
Manuel Hilario de Céspedes y GarcÃa 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 ...
, appointed Bishop of Matanzas on May 7, 2005.
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Pinar del Rio
Pinar may refer to:
* Pınar, Turkish feminine given name
* PÃñar, municipality located in the province of Granada, Spain
* Pinar del RÃo, a city of Cuba
* Pinar del RÃo Province, a province of Cuba
* Pinar, Albania, village in Tirana County ...
Pinar del Rio
Pinar may refer to:
* Pınar, Turkish feminine given name
* PÃñar, municipality located in the province of Granada, Spain
* Pinar del RÃo, a city of Cuba
* Pinar del RÃo Province, a province of Cuba
* Pinar, Albania, village in Tirana County ...
Pinar del Rio
Pinar may refer to:
* Pınar, Turkish feminine given name
* PÃñar, municipality located in the province of Granada, Spain
* Pinar del RÃo, a city of Cuba
* Pinar del RÃo Province, a province of Cuba
* Pinar, Albania, village in Tirana County ...
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of (San Cristóbal de) la Habana
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