Diocese of Santisimo Salvador de Bayamo y Manzanillo

Dioecesis Sanctissimi Salvatoris Bayamensis-Manzanillensis

Bishop(s)

Álvaro Julio Beyra Luarca, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 9 December 1995
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Cuba
Square Kilometers: 8,362 (3,229 Square Miles)
Description: Province of Granma
Mailing Address: Obispado, Saco 52, Apartado 27, Bayamo 85100, Granma, Cuba
Telephone: (023)42.71.27
Fax: 42.72.70

Past and Present Ordinaries

Dionisio Guillermo García Ibáñez (9 Dec 1995 Appointed - 10 Feb 2007 Appointed, Archbishop of Santiago de Cuba)
Álvaro Julio Beyra Luarca (9 Jul 2007 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
9 December 1995	Erected	Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba (Granma)	Diocese of Santisimo Salvador de Bayamo y Manzanillo (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 221,000 823,000 26.9% 7 4 11 20,090 4 14 7 ap2000

2000 221,000 827,590 26.7% 9 2 11 20,090 2 13 7 ap2001

2001 222,000 830,064 26.7% 9 2 11 20,181 2 16 7 ap2002

2003 222,000 832,644 26.7% 10 1 11 20,181 1 17 7 ap2004

2004 222,000 832,644 26.7% 15 15 14,800 17 9 ap2005

2010 224,608 835,808 26.9% 8 3 11 20,418 3 21 9 ap2011

2014 222,821 830,645 26.8% 6 7 13 17,140 7 23 11 ap2015

2017 220,220 834,869 26.4% 8 9 17 12,954 9 16 11 ap2018

2020 217,500 823,651 26.4% 7 8 15 14,500 11 16 11 ap2021

2022 213,160 814,400 26.2% 8 8 16 13,322 1 9 16 11 ap2023

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1999	221,000	823,000	26.9%	7	4	11	20,090		4	14	7	ap2000
2000	221,000	827,590	26.7%	9	2	11	20,090		2	13	7	ap2001
2001	222,000	830,064	26.7%	9	2	11	20,181		2	16	7	ap2002
2003	222,000	832,644	26.7%	10	1	11	20,181		1	17	7	ap2004
2004	222,000	832,644	26.7%	15		15	14,800			17	9	ap2005
2010	224,608	835,808	26.9%	8	3	11	20,418		3	21	9	ap2011
2014	222,821	830,645	26.8%	6	7	13	17,140		7	23	11	ap2015
2017	220,220	834,869	26.4%	8	9	17	12,954		9	16	11	ap2018
2020	217,500	823,651	26.4%	7	8	15	14,500		11	16	11	ap2021
2022	213,160	814,400	26.2%	8	8	16	13,322	1	9	16	11	ap2023