Diocese of Cienfuegos
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Diocese of Cienfuegos Dioecesis Centumfocencis |
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Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Purísima Concepción
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| Location | |
| Country |  Cuba |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Camagüey |
| Metropolitan | Cienfuegos |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 5,360 km2 (2,070 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 485,000 293,600 (60.5%) |
| Parishes | 22 |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 20 February 1903 (114 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Domingo Oropesa Lorente |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cienfuegos is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Camagüey. The original Diocese of Cienfuegos was erected in 1903 and renamed as the Diocese of Cienfuegos-Santa Clara in 1971. That diocese was split in 1995 to form the Dioceses of Cienfuegos and Santa Clara.
Coordinates: 22°08′46″N 80°27′07″W / 22.1461°N 80.4519°W
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