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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mayagüez ((ラテン語:Dioecesis Maiaguezensis)) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States and consists of the western part of the island of Puerto Rico, an American commonwealth. The diocese is led by a prelate bishop which pastors the motherchurch in the City of Mayagüez, Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria in front of the Plaza Colón. The See of Mayagüez was canonically erected on March 1, 1976 and is a suffragan diocese of the Metropolitan Province of San Juan de Puerto Rico. The Diocese is subdivided into 29 Parishes: 17 originally located at the Diocese of Ponce, eight formerly at the Diocese of Arecibo, and four new parishes. As of July, 2011 the bishop of the See of Mayagüez is Alvaro Corrada del Rio. ==Ordinaries== The list of the Bishops of Mayagüez (Latin rite) and their tenures of service: # Bishop Ulises Aurelio Casiano Vargas (March 4, 1976 – July 6, 2011) # Bishop Alvaro Corrada del Rio, S.J. (July 6, 2011 – present) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Roman Catholic Diocese of Mayagüez」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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