Diocese of Guantánamo-Baracoa

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Bishop(s) Wilfredo Pino Estévez, Bishop Carlos Jesús Patricio Baladrón Valdés, Bishop Emeritus

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, Cuba Telephone: (021)35.5525 Fax: 35.5228

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Carlos Jesús Patricio Baladrón Valdés (24 Jan 1998 Appointed - 13 Dec 2006 Resigned)
• Wilfredo Pino Estévez (13 Dec 2006 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

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

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Statistics

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

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Carlos Jesús Patricio Baladrón Valdés (Bishop: 24 Jan 1998 to 13 Dec 2006)
• Wilfredo Pino Estévez (Bishop: 13 Dec 2006 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• None