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) |
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Baní | Baniensis | Diocese | Roman | Santo Domingo | 8 November 1986 | 2,892 |
Barahona | Barahonensis | Diocese | Roman | Santo Domingo | 24 April 1976 | 6,973 |
Dominican Republic | Reipublicae Dominicanae | Military Ordinariate | Roman | Immediately subject to the Holy See | 23 January 1958 | — |
La Vega | Vegensis | Diocese | Roman | Santiago de los Caballeros | 25 September 1953 | 4,919 |
Mao-Monte Cristi | Maoënsis–Montis Christi | Diocese | Roman | Santiago de los Caballeros | 16 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 | 1 April 1959 | 5,437 |
Puerto Plata | Portus Argentarii | Diocese | Roman | Santiago de los Caballeros | 16 December 1996 | 2,700 |
San Francisco de Macorís | Sancti Francisci de Macoris | Diocese | Roman | Santiago de los Caballeros | 16 January 1978 | 3,682 |
San Juan de la Maguana | Sancti Ioannis Maguanensis | Diocese | Roman | Santo Domingo | 25 September 1953 | 7,476 |
San Pedro de Macorís | Sancti Petri de Macoris | Diocese | Roman | Santo Domingo | 1 February 1997 | 2,588 |
Santiago de los Caballeros | Sancti Iacobi Equitum | Metropolitan Archdiocese | Roman | Santiago de los Caballeros | 25 September 1953 | 6,391 |
Santo Domingo | Sancti Dominici | Metropolitan Archdiocese | Roman | Santo Domingo | 8 August 1511 | 4,033 |
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