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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Pinar Del Río
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pinar del Río (erected 20 February 1903) is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Cristobal de la Habana, Archdiocese of San Cristobal de la Habana seated in the city of Pinar del Río. Bishops Ordinaries *Braulio Orue-Vivanco (1903-1904) *José Manuel Dámaso Ruíz y Rodríguez (1907-1925), appointed Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana. *Evelio Díaz-Cía (1941-1959), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of San Cristobal de la Habana. *Manuel Pedro Rodríguez Rozas (1960-1978) *Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino (1978-1981), appointed Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana; elevated to Cardinal in 1994. *José Siro González Bacallao (1982-2006) *Jorge Enrique Serpa Pérez (2006-2019) - Bishop Emeritus. *Juan de Dios Hernandez-Ruiz, S.J. (2019–present) Other priest of this diocese who became bishop *Manuel Hilario de Céspedes y García Menocal, appointed Bishop of Matanzas on May 7, 2005. External links and references * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinar Del Río
Pinar del Río is the capital city of Pinar del Río Province, Cuba. With a population of 191,081 (2022), it is the List of cities in Cuba, 10th-largest city in Cuba. Inhabitants of the area are called ''Pinareños''. History Pinar del Río was one of the last major cities in Cuba founded by the Spanish, on 10 September 1867. The city and province was founded as ''Nueva Filipinos, Filipinas'' (New Philippines) in response to an influx of Filipino Cubans, Asian laborers coming from the Philippine Islands to work on tobacco plantations. Pinar del Río's history begins with two tribes, the Guanahatabey, a group of nomadic people who lived in caves and procured most of their livelihood from the sea. Less advanced than the other indigenous natives who lived on the island, the Guanahatabey were a peaceful and passive race whose culture came about largely independently of the Taíno. Another culture that inhabited this area was the Ciboney People, a subgroup of the Taino people who inh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
