Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciego de Avila
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Diocese of Ciego de Avila Dioecesis Caeci Abulensis |
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| Location | |
| Country | Cuba |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Camagüey |
| Metropolitan | Ciego de Avila |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 7,887 km2 (3,045 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 452,100 186,900 (41.3%) |
| Parishes | 4 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 10 December 1912 (104 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral de San Eugenio de la Palma |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Mario Eusebio Mestril Vega |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciego de Avila is a suffragan Latin diocese of the Archdiocese of Camagüey, on Cuba.
Its cathedral episcopal see is Catedral de San Eugenio de la Palma, in Ciego de Ávila.
As per 2014, it pastorally served 189,200 Catholics (40.8% of 464,200 total) on 7,887 km² in one parish and 48 missions with 8 priests (6 diocesan, 2 religious), 3 deacons, 18 lay religious (2 brothers, 16 sisters) and 1 seminarian.
Coordinates: 21°50′29″N 78°45′37″W / 21.8414°N 78.7603°W
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