Roman Catholic Diocese of San Francisco de Macorís
Diocese of San Francisco de Macorís Dioecesis Sancti Francisci de Macoris | |
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Location | |
Country | Dominican Republic |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Santiago de los Caballeros |
Metropolitan | San Francisco de Macorís |
Statistics | |
Area | 3,682 km2 (1,422 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2010) 743,000 591,000 (79.5%) |
Parishes | 48 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 16 January 1978 (44 years ago) |
Cathedral | |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | |
Bishops emeritus | |
Map | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Francisco de Macorís (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Francisci de Macoris) (erected 16 January 1978) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros.
Bishops[]
- Ordinaries
- Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez (16 January 1978 – 15 November 1981)
- (20 April 1984 – 31 May 2012)
- (31 May 2012 – 15 May 2021)
- (15 May 2021 – present)
- Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- , appointed Bishop of Puerto Plata in 2005
- , appointed Bishop of Barahona in 2015
- Francisco Ozoria Acosta, appointed Archbishop of Santo Domingo in 2016
External links and references[]
- "Diocese of San Francisco de Macorís". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-15.
Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in the Dominican Republic
- Christian organizations established in 1978
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Santiago de los Caballeros
- Roman Catholic diocese stubs