Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico

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Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction Roman Catholic archdiocese

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico is the principal ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Puerto Rico, centered in the capital city of San Juan and led by an archbishop.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction ⓘ
Roman Catholic archdiocese ⓘ
affiliation Council of Latin American Bishops’ Conferences (CELAM) ⓘ
belongsTo Catholic Church in Puerto Rico ⓘ
cathedralCity San Juan ⓘ
surface form: San Juan, Puerto Rico
cathedralDedication John the Baptist ⓘ
surface form: Saint John the Baptist
continent North America ⓘ
country Puerto Rico ⓘ
currentArchbishop Roberto Octavio González Nieves ⓘ
denomination Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
elevatedToArchdiocese 1924 ⓘ
establishedAsDiocese 1511 ⓘ
governedBy archbishop ⓘ
hasBasilicaMinor San Juan Cathedral ⓘ
surface form: Catedral Metropolitana Basílica de San Juan Bautista
hasCathedral San Juan Cathedral ⓘ
surface form: Catedral Metropolitana Basílica de San Juan Bautista
hasClergyType religious clergy ⓘ
secular clergy ⓘ
hasEcclesiasticalProvince San Juan ⓘ
surface form: San Juan de Puerto Rico
hasHistoricalPrecedence one of the oldest dioceses in the Americas ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver Roman Catholic parishes in San Juan metropolitan area ⓘ
hasPatronSaint John the Baptist ⓘ
hasSee San Juan ⓘ
surface form: San Juan de Puerto Rico
isMetropolitanSeeOf Roman Catholic Diocese of Arecibo ⓘ
Roman Catholic Diocese of Caguas ⓘ
Roman Catholic Diocese of Fajardo–Humacao ⓘ
Roman Catholic Diocese of Mayagüez ⓘ
Roman Catholic Diocese of Ponce ⓘ
languageOfLiturgy Latin ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
liturgicalTradition Latin liturgical tradition ⓘ
locatedIn San Juan ⓘ
surface form: San Juan, Puerto Rico
locatedInCivilJurisdiction Puerto Rico ⓘ
surface form: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
metropolitanSeeOf Ecclesiastical province of San Juan de Puerto Rico ⓘ
originalName Diocese of Puerto Rico ⓘ
partOf Episcopal Conference of Puerto Rico ⓘ
province Ecclesiastical province of San Juan de Puerto Rico ⓘ
region Caribbean ⓘ
rite Latin Rite ⓘ
surface form: Roman Rite
seeAlso Catholic Church in Puerto Rico ⓘ
Roman Catholicism in the Caribbean ⓘ
subjectTo Holy See ⓘ
suiIurisChurch Latin Rite ⓘ
surface form: Latin Church
territory northern and eastern Puerto Rico ⓘ
typeOfJurisdiction metropolitan archdiocese ⓘ
usesCalendar Gregorian calendar ⓘ
website https://www.arqsj.org ⓘ

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San Juan Cathedral → diocese → Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico ⓘ