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What diocese is Puerto Rico in?
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico
| Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico Archidiœcesis Sancti Joannis Portoricensis Arquidiócesis de San Juan de Puerto Rico | |
|---|---|
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | August 8, 1511 (510 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist |
Who is the archbishop of Puerto Rico?
Roberto Octavio González Nieves
Roberto Octavio González Nieves, O.F.M. (born June 2, 1950) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church and the highest ranking official of the Roman Catholic Church in Puerto Rico. He has been the archbishop of San Juan since 1999.
What is the leader of an archdiocese called?
archbishop
In many Christian denominations, an archbishop (/ˌɑːrtʃˈbɪʃəp/, via Latin archiepiscopus, from Greek αρχιεπίσκοπος, from αρχι-, ‘chief’, and επί ‘over’+σκοπος ‘seer’) is a bishop of higher rank or office.
How many bishops are in Puerto Rico?
32
In 1960, the diocese of San Juan was raised to an archdiocese, and is currently the suffragan see of the five other dioceses on the island: Ponce, Arecibo, Caguas, Mayagüez, and Fajardo–Humacao….Chart of episcopal succession.
| No. | 32 |
|---|---|
| Bishop | Manuel Jiménez Pérez |
| Consecrators | AU1 AV1 AW1 |
| Date | 1771 |
| Diocese | XXXII Puerto Rico |
What is higher than an archbishop?
Peter.
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In the Catholic Church, archbishops and bishops rank below cardinals. Becoming a bishop is the third and fullest level of the Sacrament of Holy Orders. The first level is the ordination of a deacon, the second is the ordination of a priest, and the third is the ordination of a bishop.
What’s the difference between archdiocese and diocese?
Dioceses ruled by an archbishop are commonly referred to as archdioceses; most are metropolitan sees, being placed at the head of an ecclesiastical province. A few are suffragans of a metropolitan see or are directly subject to the Holy See.