The

Roman Catholic Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...

Church in the

Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares wit ...

comprises two

ecclesiastical province An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction Jurisdiction (from Latin 'law' + 'declaration') is the legal term for the legal authority granted to a legal entity to enact justice. In federations like the United State ...

s, each headed by an

archbishop In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdi ...

. Each province is subdivided into an

archdiocese In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...

and

diocese In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...

s (nine in total), each headed by a

bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

or an archbishop.

Structured list of dioceses

Episcopal Conference of the Dominican Republic

Ecclesiastical province of Santo Domingo

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 ...

** Diocese of Baní ** Diocese of Barahona ** Diocese of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey ** Diocese of San Juan de la Maguana ** Diocese of San Pedro de Macorís

Ecclesiastical province of Santiago de los Caballeros

* Archdiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros **

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 ...

** Diocese of Mao-Monte Cristi ** Diocese of Puerto Plata ** Diocese of San Francisco de Macorís

''Sui iuris'' jurisdictions

Military Bishopric of Dominican Republic The Military Bishopric of the Dominican Republic ( es, Obispado Castrense de República Dominicana) is a military ordinariate (quasi-diocese) of the Roman Catholic Church. It is exempt, i.e. immediately subject to the Holy See, not part of an ...

List of dioceses

References

Catholic-Hierarchy entry

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Catholic dioceses