Roman Catholic Diocese of Fajardo–Humacao
Diocese of Fajardo–Humacao Dioecesis Faiardensis–Humacaensis Diócesis de Fajardo–Humacao | |
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| Location | |
| Territory | East and Northeast portions of the island of Puerto Rico |
| Ecclesiastical province | San Juan de Puerto Rico |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 221 sq mi (570 km2) |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 11 March 2008 (17 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Santiago Apostol |
| Co-cathedral | Concatedral Dulce Nombre de Jesus |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Luis Miranda Rivera, O. Carm. |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Roberto González Nieves, O.F.M. Archbishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico |
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The Diocese of Fajardo–Humacao(Latin: Dioecesis Faiardensis–Humacaensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church and consists of part of the east and the northeast of the island of Puerto Rico. The current bishop is Luis Miranda Rivera, who was appointed on May 16, 2020, by Pope Francis. The mother church is Cathedral Santiago Apóstol in Fajardo, Puerto Rico.
The See of Fajardo–Humacao was canonically erected on May 11, 2008, and is a suffragan diocese of the Metropolitan Province of San Juan de Puerto Rico. Its jurisdiction includes the municipalities of Loíza, Canóvanas, Río Grande, Luquillo, Fajardo, Ceiba, Naguabo, Humacao, Culebra, and Vieques.