The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros ( la, Archidioecesis Sancti Iacobi Equitum) is a

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in the

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History

* Established on 25 September 1953 as the Diocese of Santiago de los Caballeros / Sancti Iacobi Equitum (Latin adjective), on territory split off from

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santo Domingo The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santo Domingo ( la, Archidioecesis Metropolitae Sancti Dominici; es, Arquidiócesis Metropolitana de Santo Domingo) is a Latin Metropolitan Archdiocese in the Dominican Republic. The see was erected ...

* Lost territories on 1978-01-16 to establish two suffragan daughters, Diocese of Mao–Monte Cristi and Diocese of San Francisco de Macorís * Promoted on 14 February 1994 as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros / Sancti Iacobi Equitum (Latin) * Lost territory again on 1996-12-16 to establish another suffragan daughter, the Diocese of Puerto Plata.

Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 1,118,000 Catholics (83.7% of 1,336,000 total) on 3,633 km² in 89 parishes and 17 missions with 125 priests (74 diocesan, 51 religious), 132 deacons, 350 lay religious (136 brothers, 214 sisters) and 37 seminarians.

Ecclesiastical province

The Metropolitan has the following

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Roman Catholic Diocese of La Vega The Roman Catholic Diocese of La Vega ( la, Dioecesis Vegensis) (erected 25 September 1953) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros. Bishops Ordinaries * Francisco Panal Ramírez, O.F.M. (1956 - 1965) * Juan Anto ...

Roman Catholic Diocese of Mao-Monte Cristi The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mao–Monte Cristi ( la, Dioecesis Maoënsis–Montis Christi) (erected 16 January 1978) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros. Ordinaries * Jerónimo Tomás Abreu Herrera (1978 - 20 ...

Roman Catholic Diocese of Puerto Plata The Roman Catholic Diocese of Puerto Plata ( la, Dioecesis Portus Argentarii) (erected 16 December 1996) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros. The diocese is located in the province of Puerto Plata, in the no ...

Roman Catholic Diocese of San Francisco de Macorís The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Francisco de Macorís ( la, 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 Lópe ...

Bishops

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Episcopal ordinaries

Suffragan Bishops of Santiago de los Caballeros

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Octavio Antonio Beras Rojas (1953 – 1956-07-22) while

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(1945-05-02 – 1961-12-10) and

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(Dominican Republic) (1945-05-02 – 1961-12-10) *

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(1956-07-22 – 1966-03-14) * Roque Antonio Adames Rodríguez (1966.03.14 – 1992-04-22) ** Auxiliary bishop Jesús María de Jesús Moya (1977-04-13 – 1984-04-20) *

Juan Antonio Flores Santana Juan Antonio Flores Santana (July 3, 1927 – November 9, 2014) was a Roman Catholic archbishop. Ordained to the priesthood on July 12, 1952, Flores Santana was named bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of La Vega, Dominican Republic, on Apri ...

(1992-07-13 – 1994-02-14 ''see below'')

Metropolitan Archbishops of Santiago de los Caballeros

(''see above'' 1994-02-14 - 2003-07-16) ** Auxiliary bishop Diómedes Espinal de León (2000-04-20 – 2006.05-24) *

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(2003-07-16 – 2015-02-23) * Freddy Antonio de Jesús Bretón Martinez (2015-02-23 – ...) ** Auxiliary bishop Valentin Reynoso Hidalgo, (M.S.C.), (2007-10-22 – ...) Titular Bishop of Mades ** Auxiliary Bishop Carlos Tomás Morel Diplán, (2016-12-14 – ...) Titular Bishop of Capo della Foresta

Auxiliary bishops

(1953-1956), appointed Bishop here *

Jesús María de Jesús Moya Jesus ( AD 30 or 33) was a Jewish preacher and religious leader who most Christians believe to be the incarnation of God and Muslims believe was a prophet. Jesus may also refer to: People Religious figures * Elymas Bar-Jesus, a Jew in the ''Act ...

(1977-1984), appointed Bishop of San Francisco de Macorís * Diómedes Espinal de León(2000-2006), appointed Bishop of Mao-Monte Cristi * Valentín Reynoso Hidalgo, M.S.C. (2007-2018) * Carlos Tomás Morel Diplán (2016- )

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

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, appointed Bishop of Puerto Plata in 1996 * José Amable Durán Tineo, appointed auxiliary bishop of Santo Domingo in 2020

Notes and references

Sources and external links

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Official website of the Archdiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros
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Conferencia del Episcopado Dominicano (Bishops' Conference)
Roman Catholic dioceses in the Dominican Republic * Roman Catholic ecclesiastical provinces in the Dominican Republic

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