List of Roman Catholic dioceses in the Dominican Republic by name
The Roman Catholic Church in the Dominican Republic is composed of two ecclesiastical provinces, nine suffragan dioceses and a military ordinariate.
List of dioceses
Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions |
Latin name |
Type |
Rite |
Ecclesiastical Province |
Established |
Area (km2) |
Baní |
Baniensis |
Diocese |
Roman |
Santo Domingo |
01986-11-08-00008 November 1986 |
2,892 |
Barahona |
Barahonensis |
Diocese |
Roman |
Santo Domingo |
01976-04-24-000024 April 1976 |
6,973 |
Dominican Republic |
Reipublicae Dominicanae |
Military Ordinariate |
Roman |
Immediately subject to the Holy See |
01958-01-23-000023 January 1958 |
— |
La Vega |
Vegensis |
Diocese |
Roman |
Santiago de los Caballeros |
01953-09-25-000025 September 1953 |
4,919 |
Mao-Monte Cristi |
Maoënsis–Montis Christi |
Diocese |
Roman |
Santiago de los Caballeros |
01978-01-16-000016 January 1978 |
4,841 |
Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey |
Higueyensis / a Domina Nostra vulgo de la Altagracia in Higüey |
Diocese |
Roman |
Santo Domingo |
01959-04-01-00001 April 1959 |
5,437 |
Puerto Plata |
Portus Argentarii |
Diocese |
Roman |
Santiago de los Caballeros |
01996-12-16-000016 December 1996 |
2,700 |
San Francisco de Macorís |
Sancti Francisci de Macoris |
Diocese |
Roman |
Santiago de los Caballeros |
01978-01-16-000016 January 1978 |
3,682 |
San Juan de la Maguana |
Sancti Ioannis Maguanensis |
Diocese |
Roman |
Santo Domingo |
01953-09-25-000025 September 1953 |
7,476 |
San Pedro de Macorís |
Sancti Petri de Macoris |
Diocese |
Roman |
Santo Domingo |
01997-02-01-00001 February 1997 |
2,588 |
Santiago de los Caballeros |
Sancti Iacobi Equitum |
Metropolitan Archdiocese |
Roman |
Santiago de los Caballeros |
01953-09-25-000025 September 1953 |
6,391 |
Santo Domingo |
Sancti Dominici |
Metropolitan Archdiocese |
Roman |
Santo Domingo |
01511-08-08-00008 August 1511 |
4,033 |
External links
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| Province of Santo Domingo | |
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| Sui iuris Jurisdictions |
- Military Bishopric of Dominican Republic
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