Diocese of Ciego de Ávila

Dioecesis Caeci Abulensis

Bishop(s)

Vacant
Mario Eusebio Mestril Vega, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 2 February 1996
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Camagüey
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Cuba
Square Kilometers: 7,887 (3,046 Square Miles)
Mailing Address: Obispado, Bembeta 13 entre Marcial Gomez y Honorato del Castillo, Oeste, 65200 Ciego de Avila, Cuba
Telephone: (033)20.45.05; 26.63.74

Past and Present Ordinaries

Mario Eusebio Mestril Vega (2 Feb 1996 Appointed - 8 Jul 2017 Retired)
Juan Gabriel Díaz Ruiz (8 Jul 2017 Appointed - 7 Apr 2022 Appointed, Bishop of Matanzas)

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
2 February 1996	Erected	Diocese of Camagüey (Ciego de Ávila and Sancti Spiritus)	Diocese of Ciego de Ávila (erected)
5 December 1998	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Ciego de Ávila (from Santiago de Cuba)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

1999 182,600 450,000 40.6% 3 2 5 36,520 4 2 8 4 ap2000

2000 182,600 450,000 40.6% 5 2 7 26,085 3 2 8 4 ap2001

2001 186,000 450,000 41.3% 6 2 8 23,250 3 2 11 4 ap2002

2002 187,000 452,000 41.4% 7 7 26,714 3 13 4 ap2003

2003 186,000 450,000 41.3% 7 7 26,571 3 13 4 ap2004

2004 186,000 450,000 41.3% 8 8 23,250 3 14 4 ap2005

2006 186,900 452,100 41.3% 8 8 23,362 3 12 4 ap2007

2013 189,100 464,000 40.8% 6 2 8 23,637 3 2 16 5 ap2014

2016 190,343 465,628 40.9% 6 2 8 23,792 2 2 16 5 ap2017

2019 191,830 467,000 41.1% 7 7 14 13,702 2 7 18 7 ap2020

2021 192,000 467,366 41.1% 6 7 13 14,769 3 7 17 7 ap2022

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1999	182,600	450,000	40.6%	3	2	5	36,520	4	2	8	4	ap2000
2000	182,600	450,000	40.6%	5	2	7	26,085	3	2	8	4	ap2001
2001	186,000	450,000	41.3%	6	2	8	23,250	3	2	11	4	ap2002
2002	187,000	452,000	41.4%	7		7	26,714	3		13	4	ap2003
2003	186,000	450,000	41.3%	7		7	26,571	3		13	4	ap2004
2004	186,000	450,000	41.3%	8		8	23,250	3		14	4	ap2005
2006	186,900	452,100	41.3%	8		8	23,362	3		12	4	ap2007
2013	189,100	464,000	40.8%	6	2	8	23,637	3	2	16	5	ap2014
2016	190,343	465,628	40.9%	6	2	8	23,792	2	2	16	5	ap2017
2019	191,830	467,000	41.1%	7	7	14	13,702	2	7	18	7	ap2020
2021	192,000	467,366	41.1%	6	7	13	14,769	3	7	17	7	ap2022