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Christianity is a religion active also in Cuba. The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la From 1959 to 1961 eighty percent of the professional Catholic priests and Protestant ministers of Cuban churches left Cuba for the United States. Relationships between the new government and congregations were tense, the new Cuban government was very limiting and suspicious of church operations, blaming them for collaboration with the CIA during the Bay of Pigs invasion. There are 600,000 Protestants (5. 29% of the population). There were 38,000 Baptists in Cuba in 2000. The World Christian Encyclopedia lists the Baptist Convention of Eastern Cuba and the Baptist Convention of Western Cuba. The Baptist Convention of Eastern Cuba or Convención Bautista de Cuba Oriental is one of the largest protestant churches of Cuba. Baptist Convention of Western Cuba or Convención Bautista de Cuba Occidental is an association of cooperating Baptist churches in western Cuba There is an Anglican Iglesia Episcopal de Cuba with about 10 000 members. The Iglesia Episcopal de Cuba (Spanish for Episcopal Church of Cuba) consists of forty-six Parishes and about ten thousand members It occurrs that pastors are detained. The Roman Catholic dioceses are:

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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Camagüey (erected 1912 as the Diocese of Camagüey elevated 1998 is a Metropolitan Archdiocese, responsible for the dioceses of The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciego de Avila (erected 2 February 1996) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Camagüey. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cienfuegos is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Camagüey. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Guantánamo-Baracoa (erected 24 January 1998) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Holguín (erected 8 January 1979) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Matanzas (erected 10 December 1912) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of San The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba (erected 1518 as the Diocese of Baracoa is a Metropolitan Archdiocese, responsible for the dioceses of Guantánamo-Baracoa Religion in Cuba reflects the island’s diverse cultural elements
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