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Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico Archidiœcesis Sancti Joannis Portoricensis Arquidiócesis de San Juan de Puerto Rico | |
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| Location | |
| Territory | Northcentral portion of Puerto Rico |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of San Juan |
| Coordinates | 18°28′04″N 66°07′07″W / 18.4678°N 66.1186°W |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 407 sq mi (1,050 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2017) 1,330,000 929,000 (69.8%) |
| Parishes | 177 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | August 8, 1511 (513 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist |
| Patron saint | St. John the Baptist and Our Lady of Divine Providence |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Roberto González Nieves, O.F.M. |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Tomás González González |
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| Website | |
| arqsj.org | |
The Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico (Latin: Archidiœcesis Sancti Joannis Portoricensis Spanish: Arquidiócesis de San Juan de Puerto Rico) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church– comprising the northeast portion of the island of Puerto Rico. Its jurisdiction includes the municipalities of Dorado, Toa Baja, Cataño, Toa Alta, Bayamón, Guaynabo, San Juan, Trujillo Alto, and Carolina.[1]
- ^ Diocesis de Ponce. Accessed 12 July 2021.