Diocese of Ponce Dioecesis Poncensis Diócesis de Ponce | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Puerto Rico |
| Territory | Southern portion of Puerto Rico |
| Ecclesiastical province | San Juan de Puerto Rico |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,045 km2 (790 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 593,548 474,959[1] (80%) |
| Parishes | 42 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 21 November 1924 (99 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Ruben Antonio Gonzalez Medina |
| Bishops emeritus | Félix Lázaro Martínez |
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The Diocese of Ponce (Latin: Dioecesis Poncensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the United States and consists of the southern part of the island of Puerto Rico, a territory of the United States. The diocese is led by a prelate bishop who pastors the mother church in the City of Ponce, the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Its current bishop is S.E.R. Mons. Rubén Antonio González Medina, C.M.F. Its jurisdiction includes the municipalities of Adjuntas, Jayuya, Guánica, Guayanilla, Yauco, Peñuelas, Ponce, Juana Díaz, Villalba, Coamo, Santa Isabel, Salinas, Guayama, Arroyo, and Patillas.[2]
- ^ Diocese of Ponce: Statistics. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
- ^ Diocesis de Ponce. Accessed 10 June 2018.