According to these internet users, the then Superior General of the Order of Saint Augustine visited Havana (west), Ciego de Avila (center) and eastern provinces like Las Tunas and Holguin.

According to researcher Julio Cesar Gonzalez, quoted by Cubadebate, the new Pontiff established close ties with the inhabitants of the places he visited on such occasions.

The parish of San José, in Puerto Padre, belonging to the Diocese of Holguín, had Agostino Fathers, such as Prevost, for 14 years.

The new Pope visited Puerto Padre on that occasion.

On Thursday, Army General Raul Castro sent Prevost “cordial congratulations on the occasion of his election as Supreme Pontiff”, and expressed his confidence that his pontificate “will make an essential contribution in favor of peace and dialogue”.

Through the letter, the leader of the Cuban Revolution assured that his country “will continue to strengthen the positive relations with the Holy See”.

Also President Miguel Díaz-Canel expressed in separate messages on WhatsApp and Telegram, the will to continue working to strengthen “relations between Cuba and the Holy See,” which will celebrate their 90th anniversary in 2025.

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