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Roman Catholic The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institut ...

Diocese of Pinar del Río (erected 20 February 1903) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of San Cristobal de la Habana seated in the city of

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 ...

Bishops

Ordinaries

* Braulio Orue-Vivanco (1903-1904) *

José Manuel Dámaso Ruíz y Rodríguez José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , ...

(1907-1925), appointed Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana. *

Evelio Díaz-Cía Evelio Diaz-Cia (February 17, 1902 in San Cristóbal, Cuba, San Cristóbal, Pinar del Río, Cuba – July 21, 1984 in Havana, Cuba) was the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Havana. His parents were Arturo Díaz-Díaz and Francisca Cía-Lópe ...

(1941-1959), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of San Cristobal de la Habana. *

Manuel Pedro Rodríguez Rozas Manuel may refer to: People * Manuel (name), a given name and surname * Manuel (''Fawlty Towers''), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers'' * Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of the Byzantine Empire * Manuel I of Portugal, king of Po ...

(1960-1978) *

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 Archdiocese of Havana, Archbishop of Havana from 1981 to 2016. He was appointed to the College of Cardinals in 1994, the se ...

(1978-1981), appointed Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana; elevated to Cardinal in 1994. *

José Siro González Bacallao José Siro González Bacallao (December 9, 1930 – July 19, 2021) was a Cuban Roman Catholic priest and prelate. He served as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pinar del Río, based in the city of Pinar del Río, from 1982 until 2006. He ...

(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 Manuel may refer to: People * Manuel (name), a given name and surname * Manuel (''Fawlty Towers''), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers'' * Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of the Byzantine Empire * Manuel I of Portugal, king of Po ...

, appointed Bishop of Matanzas on May 7, 2005.

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Pinar del Rio Pinar may refer to: * Pınar, Turkish feminine given name * Píñar, municipality located in the province of Granada, Spain * Pinar del Río, a city of Cuba * Pinar del Río Province The Pinar del Río Province is one of the 15 provinces of Cu ...

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