Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico

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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