Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santo Domingo

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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santo Domingo (erected 8 August 1511 as the Diocese of Santo Domingo) is a Metropolitan Archdiocese, responsible for the dioceses of Baní, Barahona, Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey, San Juan de la Maguana and San Pedro de Macorís.The see was elevated to an archdiocese on 12 February 1546. Amongst all North and South dioceses of the American continent, only to the Archbishop of Santo Domingo belongs the title of Primate of America, according to the bull of Pius VII Divinis praeceptis on 28th november 1816, and ratified by the Concordate between the Holy See and Dominican Republic, signed on 16th june 1954. The most important parish is the Santa María de La Encarnación cathedral, which has the title, rights and privilege of being Basilica Minor, granted by Benedict XV in His Inter Americae.

Contents 1 Ordinaries 2 Bishops 3 Territorial losses 4 External links and References

[edit] Ordinaries

• Francisco Garcia de Padilla, O.F.M. (1511 - 1515)
• Alejandro Geraldini (1516 - 1524)
• Sebastián Ramírez de Fuenleal (1527 - 1531)
• Alfonso de Fuenmayor (1538 - 1554)
• Diego de Covarrubias y Leiva (1556 - 1560)
• Juan de Salcedo (1562 - )
• Juan de Arzolaras, O.S.H. (1566 - 1568)
• Francisco Andrés de Carvajal, O.F.M. (1570 - 1577)
• Alfonso López de Avila (1580 - 1591)
• Nicolás de Ramos y Santos, O.F.M. (1592 - 1599)
• Agustín Dávila Padilla, O.P. (1599 - 1604)
• Domingo Valderrama y Centeno, O.P. (1606 - 1608)
• Cristóbal Rodriguez y Suarez, O.P. (1607 - 1613)
• Pedro de Solier y Vargas, O.S.A. (1619 - 1620)
• Pedro de Oviedo Falconi, O. Cist. (1621 - 1628)
• Fernando de Vera y Zuñiga, O.S.A. (1628 - 1629)
• Bernardino de Almansa Carrión (1629 - 1631)
• Facundo de la Torre, O.S.B. (1632 - 1640)
• Diego de Guevara y Estrada (1640 - 1642)
• Maestro Valderas, O. de M. (1647 - 1648)
• Francisco de la Cueva Maldonado (1661 - 1667)
• Juan de Escalante Turcios y Mendoza (1671 - 1677)
• Fernando de Carvajal y Ribera, O. de M. (1686 - 1700)
• Francisco del Rincón, O.M. (1705 - 1714)
• Antonio Claudio Alvarez de Quiñones (1717 - 1725)
• Francisco Mendigaño Armendáriz (1726 - 1728)
• Juan de Galabis, O. Praem. (1729 - 1738)
• Domingo Pantaleón Álvarez de Abreu (1738 - 1743)
• Ignacio Padilla Estrada, O.S.A. (1743 - 1753)
• Felipe Ruiz Ausmendi (1757 - 1768)
• Fernando del Portillo y Torres, O.P. (1788 - 1798)
• Pedro Valera y Jiménez (1814 - 1833)
• Bienvenudo Monzon y Martin (1862 - 1866)
• Fernando Antonio Arturo de Merino y Ramírez (1885 - 1906)
• Adolfo Alejandro Nouel y Boba-Dilla (1906 - 1935)
• Ricardo Pittini, S.D.B. (1935 - 1961)
• Octavio Antonio Beras Rojas (1961 - 1981)
• Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez (1981 - )

[edit] Bishops

• Archbishop : Nicolás de Jesús Cardinal López Rodrígue
• Auxiliary Bishop : Pablo Cedano Cedan
• Auxiliary Bishop : Amancio Escapa Aparici, O.C.D.
• Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus: Francisco José Arnáiz Zarandon, S.J.

[edit] Territorial losses

Year	Along with	To form
1861		Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince Diocese of Les Cayes Diocese of Les Gonaïves Diocese of Cap-Haïtien Diocese of Port-de-Paix
1953		Diocese of La Vega Territorial Prelature of San Juan de la Maguana Diocese of Santiago de los Caballeros
1959		Diocese of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey
1986		Diocese of Baní

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[edit] External links and References

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• Archdiocese of Santo Domingo. Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved on 2007-02-15.