List of churches in the Diocese of Ponce

This is a list of current and former Roman Catholic churches in the Diocese of Ponce, one of the suffragan dioceses of the Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico. The jurisdiction of this diocese comprises the Puerto Rican municipalities of Adjuntas, Arroyo, Coamo, Guánica, Guayama, Guayanilla, Jayuya, Juana Díaz, Patillas, Peñuelas, Ponce, Salinas, Santa Isabel, Villalba and Yauco.

The mother church of the diocese is the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Ponce.

Municipality of Adjuntas Church nameImageLocationDate est.Description/notesNuestra Señora de FátimaJuan GonzálezNuestra Señora del CarmenYahuecasSan Francisco de AsísGarzasSan Joaquín y Santa AnaAdjuntas Pueblo1815Main town parish of Adjuntas, located in the Plaza Poeta Arístides Moll Boscana. The current church building dates to 1968.Santa AnaVegas ArribaSanta Rosa de LimaPellejasSanta Teresita del Niño JesúsTres de JayuyaSan Antonio de PaduaGuilarteSagrado Corazón de JesúsTanamá

Municipality of Arroyo Church nameImageLocationDate est.Description/notesNuestra Señora de FátimaPalmasNuestra Señora de la MilagrosaAnconesNuestra Señora del CarmenArroyo Pueblo1855Main town parish of Arroyo, located across from the Plaza Samuel F. B. Morse. Served by the Dominican Sisters of Fátima.Nuestra Señora del CarmenPitahayaSan Francisco de AsísYaurelSan JoséYaurelSan Martín de PorresYaurel

Municipality of Coamo Church nameImageLocationDate est.Description/notesInmaculado Corazón de MaríaPalmarejoNuestra Señora de LourdesSan IldefonsoNuestra Señora de ValvaneraCoamo Pueblo1685Historic brick masonry chapel, today it forms part of the Colegio Nuestra Señora de Valvanera high school campus. with Nuestra Señora del CarmenHayalesSan Antonio de PaduaLos LlanosSan Blas de IllescasCoamo Pueblo1579Main town parish of Coamo, located in the Plaza Luis Muñoz Rivera. One of the oldest parishes in the island, the current structure was finished in 1661, with additional Baroque ornamentation added in 1784.Church of San Blas de Illescas of CoamoSan Martín de PorresSan Ildefonso

Municipality of Guánica Church nameImageLocationDate est.Description/notesCristo ReySusúa BajaNuestra Señora de FátimaSusúa Baja1953Marian shrine dedicated to Our Lady of Fátima, former sugarcane plantation and manor house, today part of the Convent of the Dominican Sisters of Our Lady of the Rosary of Fátima, owned by the congregation since 1962. with Nuestra Señora de la MonserrateCiénagaCommunity church of Fuig.Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo SocorroSusúa BajaNuestra Señora del RosarioMontalvaCommunity church of Guaypao.Sagrado Corazón de JesúsEnsenada1963Community chapel established in the early 20th century to serve the Catholic communities in the poblado of Ensenada and Central Guánica. The church was elevated to parish in 1963.San Antonio AbadGuánica Pueblo1888Main town parish of Guánica, located in the Plaza Manuel Jiménez. The first church building was destroyed by the 1928 San Felipe hurricane and rebuilt to its current one in 1953.San Judas TadeoCareneroCommunity church of La Luna.

Municipality of Guayama Church nameImageLocationDate est.Description/notesCristo ReyCaimitalCommunity church of Olimpo.Nuestra Señora de FátimaPozo HondoCommunity church of Cimarrona. Nuestra Señora de la CandelariaAlgarroboNuestra Señora del CarmenCarmenCommunity church of the pueblito del Carmen.Sagrado Corazón de JesúsGuamaníSan Antonio de PaduaGuayama Pueblo1736Main town parish of Guayama, located in the Plaza Cristóbal Colón. The current church building dates to 1775, and its towers and façade to 1874..San José ObreroAlgarroboCommunity church of Branderí.San Martín de PorresCariteSantos Apóstoles Pedro y PabloJobos

Municipality of Guayanilla Church nameImageLocationDate est.Description/notesInmaculada Concepción de MaríaGuayanilla Pueblo1840Main town parish of Guayanilla, located in the Plaza Luis Muñoz Marín. The church was destroyed by the 2020 earthquake and is still under reconstruction.Nuestra Señora de FátimaMacanáNuestra Señora de la MonserrateConsejoNuestra Señora del CarmenSierra BajaNuestra Señora del Perpetuo SocorroMagasSan Martín de PorresMacaná

Municipality of Jayuya Church nameImageLocationDate est.Description/notesNuestra Señora de la MonserrateJayuya Pueblo1883Main town parish of Jayuya, located in the Plaza Nemesio Rosario Canales Rivera. The first 19th-century structure was destroyed by the 1899 San Ciriaco hurricane, and the current church building, designed by Francisco Porrata Doria, dates to the 1930s.Nuestra Señora de la ProvidenciaJayuya AbajoSan Antonio de PaduaMameyes ArribaSan PatricioPicaCristo ReyCollores

Municipality of Juana Díaz Church nameImageLocationDate est.Description/notesDivina MisericordiaAmuelasCommunity church of Piedra Aguzá.Nuestra Señora de FátimaJacaguasNuestra Señora de la MercedRío Cañas ArribaNuestra Señora de LourdesSabana LlanaNuestra Señora del RosarioGuayabalSan Judas TadeoRío Cañas AbajoSan Martín de PorresCapitanejoCommunity church of Potala Pastillo.San Ramón NonatoJuana Díaz1798Main town parish of Juana Díaz, located in the Plaza Román Baldorioty de Castro. The current Baroque-style church building dates to 1807..Santa Teresita del Niño JesúsCapitanejoCommunity church of Arús.SchoenstattSabana Llana1988Schoenstatt shrine of the Schoenstatt Apostolic Movement.

Municipality of Patillas Church nameImageLocationDate est.Description/notesCristo ReyBajoCommunity church of Lamboglia.Inmaculado Corazón de MaríaPatillas Pueblo1811Main town parish of Patillas, located in the Plaza Adelina Cintrón. The first permanent stone church was built in 1848 and destroyed in 1928 by the San Felipe Segundo hurricane. The current church, designed by Francisco Porrata Doria, dates to the 1930s.Nuestra Señora de La CandelariaGuardarrayaNuestra Señora del Perpetuo SocorroMarínSan Juan EvangelistaMulasSanta Rosa de LimaPollos

Municipality of Peñuelas Church nameImageLocationDate est.Description/notesDivino NiñoTallaboa AltaInmaculado Corazón de MaríaTallaboa PonienteLa MilagrosaRucioSagrado CorazónEncarnaciónSan JoséPeñuelas Pueblo1793Main town parish of Peñuelas, located in the main town square. The current church building was designed by Francisco Porrata Doria and built in 1929, after the original church was heavily damaged by the 1918 earthquake and the 1928 San Felipe Segundo hurricane.Santa AnaTallaboa AltaSanta CruzBarreal

Municipality of Ponce Church nameImageLocationDate est.Description/notesBuen PastorCanas1968Corazón de JesúsSabanetas1969Corazón de MaríaBucanáCristo ReyMachuelo Abajo1964La MilagrosaSexto1928Served by the Paulist Fathers.Nuestra Señora de FátimaMarueñoNuestra Señora de GuadalupeSegundo1670Cathedral and main town church of Ponce, located in the Plaza Las Delicias. Elevated to parish church in 1692 and then to cathedral in 1924. The cathedral is a regional center for the devotion of Our Lady of Guadalupe since 1757 (the oldest outside of Mexico), and Las Mañanitas, an annual celebration dedicated to her, takes place each December there.Latente la Tradición: Multitud Madruga para Venerar en Ponce la Virgen de Guadalupe. Coral Negron Almodóvar. La Perla del Sur. Year 35, Issue 1724. (14 to 20 December 2016) Ponce, Puerto Rico. p. 4.Cientos de personas asisten a “Las Mañanitas” de Ponce. Metro. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2015.Nuestra Señora de la MercedCuarto1928Elevated to parish in 1929. Served by the Mercedarian Order. Church building designed by Francisco Luis Porrata Doria.Nuestra Señora del CarmenPlaya1876Parish established in 1886, the second oldest in Ponce. Served by the Piarist Fathers.Nuestra Señora del CarmenPrimero1883Historic chapel, originally part of the former Santo Asilo de Damas hospital, today located in the Parque Urbano Dora Colón Clavell.Nuestra Señora del CarmenCoto Laurel1973ResurrecciónMachuelo Arriba1967Served by the Piarist Fathers.San ConradoPrimero1948Served by the Capuchin Friars. It hosts the Colegio San Conrado parochial school.San José ObreroCanas1979Community church of El Tuque.San José de la MontañaCarmelitaSan Judas TadeoSan Antón1963Pilgrimage site part of the Santuario Insular San Judas Tadeo, founded by Bishop Jaime E. McManus. Served by the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy.San Martín de PorresRealSanta AnaGuaraguaoSanta María ReinaCanas Urbano1952The current Modernist church building, designed by Carl B. Brunner, was erected in 1957 on the grounds of the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico. Served by the Congregation of St. Paul the Apostle.Ponce Místico. Pilarín Ferrer Viscasillas. "Construcción." El Nuevo Dia. Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. 27 February 2017. Accessed 18 July 2019.Santa TeresitaSegundo1930Santisima TrinidadMagueyes1971Santísimo SacramentoPlaya1986

Municipality of Salinas Church nameImageLocationDate est.Description/notesEspíritu SantoLapaInmaculada ConcepciónRío JueyesCommunity church of Las Ochenta.La MilagrosaAguirreCommunity church of Playa de Salinas.Nuestra Señora de la MonserrateSalinas Pueblo1854Main town parish of Salinas, located in the Plaza Las Delicias. A chapel existed at the site of the church since as early as 1690. The current church building was erected in 1913.Nuestra Señora del CarmenPalmasSagrado Corazón de JesúsAguirre1946San José ObreroQuebrada YeguasSanta AnaLapaCommunity church of El Coco.Virgen de la MilagrosaAguirreCommunity church of the Aguirre poblado.

Municipality of Santa Isabel Church nameImageLocationDate est.Description/notesNuestra Señora de la MonserrateDescalabradoNuestra Señora del Perpetuo SocorroFelicia 2San Ignacio de LoyolaJauca 1Santiago ApóstolSanta Isabel Pueblo1842Main town parish of Santa Isabel, located in the Plaza de los Fundadores. Designed by state architect Pedro Cobreros and built in stages between 1871 and 1899. The current church building dates to 1965.

Municipality of Villalba Church nameImageLocationDate est.Description/notesNuestra Señora del CarmenVillalba Pueblo1895Main town parish of Villalba, located in the main town square. Former community church elevated to parish status in 1917, coinciding with the official foundation of the municipality. The current church building dates to the 1930s after the previous structure was destroyed by the 1928 San Felipe Segundo hurricane.San Juan EvangelistaVillalba ArribaSan PabloVillalba ArribaSanta Clara de AsísHato Puerco AbajoMonastery of Santa Clara de Asís, a convent of the Poor Clares.Santísimo SacramentoHato Puerco Abajo

Municipality of Yauco Church nameImageLocationDate est.Description/notesNuestra Señora de la MonserrateSusúa BajaCommunity church of Río Loco.Nuestra Señora del RosarioYauco Pueblo1720Ruins of the first hermitage of Yauco, which was abandoned in the 1750s when the town was relocated north, to its current location.Nuestra Señora del RosarioYauco Pueblo1755Main town parish of Yauco, located in the Plaza Fernando de Pacheco y Matos. Elevated to parish status in 1756, coinciding with the foundation of Yauco. The current church building, designed by designed by Francisco Luis Porrata-Doria, dates to 1934.San Antonio de PaduaDiego HernándezSan JoséAlmácigo BajoSan Martín de PorresAlmácigo BajoSan Martín de PorresSusúa Baja1969Santa LucíaSierra AltaSanta Rosa de LimaSusúa AltaSantiago ApóstolBarinaSanto Domingo de GuzmánSusúa Baja2001

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