Silvano Pedroso Montalvo

Silvano Herminio Pedroso Montalvo (25 April 1953 – 13 June 2026) was a Cuban Roman Catholic prelate who served as the bishop of the Diocese of Guantánamo-Baracoa from 2018 until his death in 2026. He was noted for being the first Afro-descendant Catholic bishop appointed in Cuba's history.

Early life and education Silvano Herminio Pedroso Montalvo was born on 25 April 1953 in Cárdenas, in the Diocese of Matanzas. He received his episcopal consecration on 27 May 2018 at the Havana Cathedral from Archbishop Juan de la Caridad García Rodríguez, with Archbishop Dionisio García Ibáñez and Bishop Alfredo Víctor Petit Vergel serving as co-consecrators. He was formally installed in his diocese on 9 June 2018.

Death Pedroso died in Havana on 13 June 2026, at the age of 73.