List of churches in the Diocese of Mayagüez

This is a list of current and former Roman Catholic churches in the Diocese of Mayagüez, one of the suffragan dioceses of the Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico.[1] The jurisdiction of this diocese comprises the Puerto Rican municipalities of Aguada, Aguadilla, Añasco, Cabo Rojo, Hormigueros, Las Marías, Maricao, Mayagüez, Moca, Rincón, Sabana Grande, San Germán and San Sebastián.[2]

The mother church of the diocese is the Cathedral of Our Lady of Candelaria in Mayagüez.[3]

Municipality of Aguada

Church name Image Location Date est. Description/notes
Inmaculada Concepción de María Malpaso
María Reina de la Paz Piedras Blancas
Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes Carrizal
Nuestra Señora Madre de la Consolación Piedras Blancas
Protomártires de la Inmaculada Concepción Espinar 1973 Parish was established by the local community in 1973 at the historic location of a hermitage established by Dominican settlers in 1513. This was also the site of a series of attacks during the Taino rebellion. Different iterations of the hermitage existed until its abandonment in the 19th century.[4] The ruins of the former stone hermitage are preserved within the parish.[5]
Sagrada Familia Jagüey
Sagrado Corazón de Jesus Asomante
San Agustín Jagüey
San Damián Espinar
San Francisco de Asís Aguada Pueblo 1692 Main town parish of Aguada, located in the Plaza Cristóbal Colón. Today served by the Augustinian Order.[6] The current church building dates to 1926, after first church was destroyed by the 1918 earthquake.[7]
Santa Mónica Aguada Pueblo Church and convent served by the served by the Augustinian Order.[6]
Virgen del Carmen Guaniquilla
Virgen del Perpetuo Socorro Río Grande

Municipality of Aguadilla

Church name Image Location Date est. Description/notes
Nuestra Señora de Fátima Camaceyes
Nuestra Señora de la Medalla Milagrosa Borinquen
Nuestra Señora del Carmen Victoria
Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro Corrales
Sagrada Familia Corrales
San Carlos Borromeo Aguadilla Pueblo 1780 Main town parish of Aguadilla, located in the Plaza Rafael Hernández Marín. Designed by state architect Pedro Cobreros, built in 1783 and remodeled in 1971.[8]
San José Obrero Montaña 1975 Community church of the poblado San Antonio, served by the Salesians of Don Bosco.[9]
Santos Reyes Maleza Alta

Municipality of Añasco

Church name Image Location Date est. Description/notes
Nuestra Señora de la Monserrate y Santos Reyes Cerro Gordo
Nuestra Señora del Carmen Playa
Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro Miraflores
San Antonio Abad Añasco Pueblo 1733 Main town church of Añasco, located in its main town square. A hermitage previously existed at the site since 1703. The current church building dates to 1919, as the previous structure was destroyed by the 1918 earthquake. Today served by the Discalced Carmelites.[10]
San Lorenzo Espino
Santa Rosa de Lima Añasco Arriba

Municipality of Cabo Rojo

Church name Image Location Date est. Description/notes
Cristo Rey Boquerón Established to serve the communities of El Combate and Pole Ojea.[11]
Nuestra Señora de Fátima Llanos Tuna
Nuestra Señora del Buen Consejo Llanos Tuna
Nuestra Señora del Carmen Miradero
Sagrada Familia Llanos Tuna
San José Boquerón 2011 Community parish of poblado Boquerón. Parish canonically established by Mons. Ulices Casiano Vargas in 2011.[12]
San Juan Bautista Miradero
San Judas Tadeo Bajura
San Martín de Porres Miradero
San Miguel Arcángel Cabo Rojo Pueblo 1783 Main town parish of Cabo Rojo, located in the Plaza Dr. Ramón Emeterio Betances y Alacán. The parish is heavily associated with abolitionist Ramón Emeterio Betances, whose tomb can be found in the plaza of the same name.[13]
Santa Rita de Casia Llanos Costa
Schoenstatt Miradero 1973 First permanent Schoenstatt solidarity shrine established by the Apostolic Schoenstatt Movement in Puerto Rico.[14]

Municipality of Hormigueros

Church name Image Location Date est. Description/notes
Nuestra Señora de la Asunción Hormigueros
Nuestra Señora de la Monserrate Hormigueros Pueblo 1570 Minor basilica and main town parish of Hormigueros, located at the highest hill of the pueblo which gives the municipality its name. The church is closely associated with the history and folklore of the area, and has been a pilgrimage site for centuries. The basilica enshrines a 17th-century image of Our Lady of Montserrat.[15][16]
Nuestra Señora de la Paz Lavadero
Sagrado Corazón Lavadero
San Judas Tadeo Guanajibo
San Martín de Porres Guanajibo
Santa Rosa de Lima Lavadero
Santa Teresita Guanajibo

Municipality of Lajas

Church name Image Location Date est. Description/notes
Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria Lajas Pueblo 1720 Main town parish of Lajas
Nuestra Señora de la Merced Olivares 1971

Municipality of Las Marías

Church name Image Location Date est. Description/notes
Inmaculado Corazón de María Las Marías Pueblo 1863 Main town parish of Las Marías, located in the Plaza San Carlos. Formerly a parish of the Diocese of Ponce. The current building dates to the 20th century.[17]
La Milagrosa Buena Vista
Nuestra Señora de Fátima Palma Escrita
San José Anones

Municipality of Maricao

Church name Image Location Date est. Description/notes
Grotto of John the Baptist Maricao Afuera Sculptural shrine depicting the baptism of Jesus Christ by John the Baptist, the patron saint of the town Maricao. The open-air chapel was established at the spring of a small spring that flows into the Rosario River.[18]
Nuestra Señora de La Monserrate Bucarabones
Sagrada Familia Artesana Indiera Alta Community church of the El Treinta poblado.[19]
Sagrado Corazón de Jesus Montoso
San Juan Bautista Maricao Pueblo 1864 Main town parish of Maricao, located in the Plaza Luis Muñoz Rivera. The current church building dates to 1898. In the past it has been served by the Dominicans and the Augustinians.[19]
Santa Rosa de Lima Indiera Fría

Municipality of Mayagüez

Church name Image Location Date est. Description/notes
Ascención del Señor Juan Alonso
Cristo de los Milagros Algarrobos
El Buen Pastor Mayagüez Pueblo 1986 Community parish established in 1986.[20]
El Salvador Guanajibo
Nuestra Señora de Fátima Guanajibo 1966 Elevated to parish status in 1986.[21]
Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria Mayagüez Pueblo 1763 Cathedral and main town church of Mayagüez, located in the Plaza Cristóbal Colón. The cathedral has existed in multiple iterations, first in wood in the 16th century before being rebuilt in stone in 1780. It was then destroyed by the 1918 earthquake and rebuilt into its third Art Deco iteration. The fourth and current Neoclassical iteration was inaugurated in 2004, with a design based on the original architecture from 1780.[22] The cathedral is historically associated with abolitionists Segundo Ruiz Belvis and Ramón Emeterio Betances, and the baptism of freed slave children.[23]
Nuestra Señora del Carmen Mayagüez Pueblo 1894 Originally a small community chapel built to serve the Playa community, it was elevated to parish status in 1958. The original chapel was destroyed by the 1918 earthquake, and the current parish and parochial school buildings date to 1924.[24]
Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro Montoso
Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro Sabanetas
Resurrección del Señor Mayagüez Arriba 1921 Elevated to parish status in 1988. The current church building dates to 2001, as the original one was heavily damaged by Hurricane Georges.[25]
Sagrado Corazón Mayagüez Pueblo 1953 Elevated to parish status in 1959. Served by the Benedictines.[26]
San Vicente de Paul Guanajibo 1965 Erected and elevated to parish status in 1965.[27]
Santa Ana y San Joaquín Quebrada Grande
Santa María del Monte Carmelo Juan Alonso 1985 Church and convent located in Cerro Las Mesas, served by the Discalced Carmelite Sisters.[28]
Santa Teresita del Niño Jesús Mayagüez Pueblo 1959 Elevated to parish status in 1960. The current church building dates to 1970.[29]

Municipality of Moca

Church name Image Location Date est. Description/notes
Corpus Christi Capá
Cristo Rey Cuchillas
El Buen Pastor Cerro Gordo
María Auxiliadora Marías
Nuestra Señora de la Monserrate Moca Pueblo 1772 Main town parish of Moca, located in the Plaza José D. Quiñones. The current church building dates to 1841, and was dedicated to Our Lady of Montserrat and John of Nepomuk in 1851.[30]
Nuestra Señora del Rosario Capá
Perpetuo Socorro Cuchillas
Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Naranjo
San Guillermo Abad Cuchillas
San Pedro Apóstol Rocha
Virgen de la Providencia Rocha

Municipality of Rincón

Church name Image Location Date est. Description/notes
Nuestra Señora del Carmen Puntas
Santa Rosa de Lima Calvache
Santa Rosa de Lima Rincón Pueblo 1789 Main town parish Rincón, located in the Plaza Don Alfredo Raffucci Bayron. The current church building dates to 1971.[31]

Municipality of Sabana Grande

Church name Image Location Date est. Description/notes
Divino Niño Jesus Rayo 2005
Nuestra Señora de Fátima Rayo 1952 Community church of Las Guaras poblado.[32]
Nuestra Señora del Rosario Santana 1979
Sagrada Familia Rincón 1999
Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Machuchal 1952
San Isidro Labrador y Santa María de la Cabeza Sabana Grande Pueblo 1814 Main town parish of Sabana Grande, located in the Plaza José A. Busigo. Formerly a parish of the Diocese of Ponce, its tower contains the oldest functioning clock in Puerto Rico.[32]
San José Rayo 1934
Santa Lucía Santana 1985

Municipality of San Germán

Church name Image Location Date est. Description/notes
María Reina del Mundo Cotuí
Nuestra Señora de Fatima Cotuí
Nuestra Señora de la Consolación Guamá
Nuestra Señora de la Monserrate Rosario Peñón
Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro Minillas
Nuestra Señora del Rosario Rosario Bajo
San Agustín Hoconuco Bajo
San Germán de Auxerre San Germán Pueblo 1573 Main town parish of San Germán, located in the Plaza Francisco Mariano Quiñones. The current church building dates to 1688,[33] and contains some of the best preserved Baroque art and architecture in the island.[34]
San José Hoconuco Alto
San Judas Tadeo Sabana Eneas
San Martín de Porres Caín Alto
Santa Mónica Minillas
Santa Rita de Casia Minillas
Santa Rosa de Lima Retiro 1966 Elevated to parish status in 1967. Served by the Augustinian Fathers.[35]
Santo Domingo de Porta Coeli San Germán Pueblo 1609 Former church and convent founded by the Dominican Order.[36] It was rebuilt in 1717 and 1737 following destructive earthquakes. The convent was abandoned in the aftermath of the 1898 Spanish-American War, and the church de-consecrated and sold to the government of Puerto Rico in 1949.[37] The church today hosts the Religious Art Museum of Puerto Rico.[38]

Municipality of San Sebastián

Church name Image Location Date est. Description/notes
Cristo Resucitado Sonador
Cristo Rey Mirabales
Espíritu Santo Culebrinas
Nuestra Señora de Fatima Sonador
Pasión del Señor Perchas 2
Sagrada Familia Pozas
Sagrado Corazón Robles
San Antonio de Padua Aibonito
San Gabriel de la Dolorosa Calabazas
San José Obrero Hoya Mala
San Pablo de la Cruz Hato Arriba
San Patricio Hato Arriba
San Sebastián Mártir San Sebastián Pueblo 1759 Main town church of San Sebastián, located in the Plaza Ángel Gabriel Mislán Huertas.[39] The current church building was designed by state architect Pedro Cobreros and completed in 1897.[40]
Santa Cruz Guacio
Santa Teresita del Niño Jesús Perchas 2

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