Archdiocese of San Cristóbal de La Habana
Sancti Christophori de Habana
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · San Cristóbal de La Habana, Cuba
The Archdiocese of San Cristobal de la Habana is the Latin rite metropolitan see of western Cuba, with suffragans Matanzas and Pinar del Rio, and the largest Cuban see by population. Erected as a diocese on 10 September 1787 from the Diocese of Santiago de Cuba, it was elevated to an archdiocese on 6 January 1925. Its seat is the Cathedral of St. Christopher (Cathedral of Havana).
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 10 September 1787
- Latin
- Sancti Christophori de Habana
- Patron
- Saint Christopher
- Annuario code
- 001002881
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 2,524,000
- Population
- 3,930,000
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 64.2%
- Priests
- 100
- Catholics per priest
- 25,240
- Extent
- 7,542 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 335
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Juan de la Caridad Garcia Rodriguez
- Born
- 11 July 1948
- Birthplace
- Camagüey
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of St. Christopher stands in San Cristóbal de La Habana, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of San Cristobal de la Habana
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of MatanzasMatanzas
- Diocese of Pinar del RíoPinar del Río
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.