Roman Catholic Diocese of San Francisco de Macorís
Diocese of San Francisco de Macorís Dioecesis Sancti Francisci de Macoris | |
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Catedral Santa Ana | |
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 |
(as of 2010) 743,000 591,000 (79.5%) |
Parishes | 48 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 16 January 1978 (38 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Ann |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Fausto Ramón Mejía Vallejo |
Emeritus Bishops | Jesús María de Jesús Moya |
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.
Ordinaries
- Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez (1978 - 1981)
- Jesús María de Jesús Moya (1984 - 2012)
- Fausto Ramón Mejía Vallejo (since 2012)
External links and references
- "Diocese of San Francisco de Macorís". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-15.
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