Diocese of Guantánamo-Baracoa

Dioecesis Guantanamensis-Baracoensis

Bishop(s)

Silvano Herminio Pedroso Montalvo, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 24 January 1998
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Cuba
Square Kilometers: 6,565 (2,535 Square Miles)
Official Web Site: http://www.guantanamo.org/
Mailing Address: Obispado, Paseo N. 812, entre San Gregorio y Cuartel, Guantánamo 95100, Cuba
Telephone: (021)32.35.04/5/6
Fax: 35.52.28

Past and Present Ordinaries

Carlos Jesús Patricio Baladrón Valdés † (24 Jan 1998 Appointed - 13 Dec 2006 Resigned)
Wilfredo Pino Estévez (13 Dec 2006 Appointed - 6 Dec 2016 Appointed, Archbishop of Camagüey)
Silvano Herminio Pedroso Montalvo (29 Mar 2018 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
24 January 1998	Erected	Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba (Guantánamo)	Diocese of Guantánamo-Baracoa (erected)

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

1999 160,000 509,210 31.4% 1 5 6 26,666 5 8 3 ap2000

2000 161,122 512,732 31.4% 5 5 10 16,112 5 8 3 ap2001

2001 162,652 512,521 31.7% 5 5 10 16,265 4 5 11 5 ap2002

2002 163,152 514,230 31.7% 6 5 11 14,832 5 5 12 6 ap2003

2003 165,179 515,770 32.0% 7 6 13 12,706 5 6 12 6 ap2004

2004 181,251 517,858 35.0% 7 7 25,893 5 11 7 ap2005

2006 185,218 511,156 36.2% 5 4 9 20,579 5 4 11 7 ap2007

2013 196,876 511,781 38.5% 7 4 11 17,897 5 4 13 7 ap2014

2016 198,995 516,302 38.5% 2 6 8 24,874 4 7 16 12 ap2017

2019 197,400 512,029 38.6% 8 7 15 13,160 3 7 18 12 ap2020

2021 201,740 505,606 39.9% 8 5 13 15,518 3 5 19 13 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	160,000	509,210	31.4%	1	5	6	26,666		5	8	3	ap2000
2000	161,122	512,732	31.4%	5	5	10	16,112		5	8	3	ap2001
2001	162,652	512,521	31.7%	5	5	10	16,265	4	5	11	5	ap2002
2002	163,152	514,230	31.7%	6	5	11	14,832	5	5	12	6	ap2003
2003	165,179	515,770	32.0%	7	6	13	12,706	5	6	12	6	ap2004
2004	181,251	517,858	35.0%	7		7	25,893	5		11	7	ap2005
2006	185,218	511,156	36.2%	5	4	9	20,579	5	4	11	7	ap2007
2013	196,876	511,781	38.5%	7	4	11	17,897	5	4	13	7	ap2014
2016	198,995	516,302	38.5%	2	6	8	24,874	4	7	16	12	ap2017
2019	197,400	512,029	38.6%	8	7	15	13,160	3	7	18	12	ap2020
2021	201,740	505,606	39.9%	8	5	13	15,518	3	5	19	13	ap2022