Roman Catholic Diocese of Ponce

Diocese of Ponce Dioecesis Poncensis Diócesis de Ponce
Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe
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Location
Country	Puerto Rico
Territory	Southern portion of Puerto Rico
Ecclesiastical province	San Juan de Puerto Rico
Statistics
Area	2,045 km2 (790 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 593,548 474,959[1] (80%)
Parishes	42
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	21 November 1924 (99 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Ruben Antonio Gonzalez Medina
Bishops emeritus	Félix Lázaro Martínez
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The Diocese of Ponce (Latin: Dioecesis Poncensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the United States and consists of the southern part of the island of Puerto Rico, a territory of the United States. The diocese is led by a prelate bishop who pastors the mother church in the City of Ponce, the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Its current bishop is S.E.R. Mons. Rubén Antonio González Medina, C.M.F. Its jurisdiction includes the municipalities of Adjuntas, Jayuya, Guánica, Guayanilla, Yauco, Peñuelas, Ponce, Juana Díaz, Villalba, Coamo, Santa Isabel, Salinas, Guayama, Arroyo, and Patillas.^[2]