Roman Catholic Diocese of Mayagüez
Diocese of Mayagüez Dioecesis Maiaguezensis Diócesis de Mayagüez | |
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| Location | |
| Territory | Western coast of Puerto Rico |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of San Juan de Puerto Rico |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,635 km2 (631 sq mi) |
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| Parishes | 29 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 1 March 1976 (49 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Ángel Luis Ríos Matos |
| Bishops emeritus | Alvaro Corrada del Rio, S.J. |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| diocesisdemayaguez.org | |
The Diocese of Mayagüez (Latin: Dioecesis Maiaguezensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the United States and consists of the western part of the island of Puerto Rico, an American commonwealth. The diocese is led by a prelate bishop, who pastors the motherchurch in the City of Mayagüez, Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria in front of the Plaza Colón.
The See of Mayagüez was canonically erected on March 1, 1976, and is a suffragan diocese of the Metropolitan Province of San Juan de Puerto Rico. The Diocese is subdivided into 29 Parishes: 17 originally located at the Diocese of Ponce, eight formerly at the Diocese of Arecibo, and four new parishes. Its jurisdiction includes the municipalities of Aguadilla, Rincón, Aguada, Moca, San Sebastián, Añasco, Mayagüez, Las Marías, Maricao, Hormigueros, Cabo Rojo, San Germán, and Sabana Grande.
As of July, 2011 the bishop of the See of Mayagüez was Alvaro Corrada del Rio, SJ. He retired on May 9, 2020, and Ángel Luis Ríos Matos was appointed at that time to succeed him.