The Catholic Church in the
Dominican Republic is part of the worldwide
Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the
Pope in
Rome.
The Catholic Church is the world's largest Christian Church, and its largest religious grouping. There are an estimated 5 million Catholics in the Dominican Republic, (48% of the population),
[Latinobarometro, Opinion Publica Latinoamericana, Enero 2018.] in 11 territorial
dioceses and one
military ordinariate, served by 800
priests.
Hierarchy
Within the Dominican Republic the hierarchy consists of:
*Archbishopric
**Bishopric
*
Archdiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros
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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 ...
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Diocese of Mao-Monte Cristi
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Diocese of Puerto Plata
**
Diocese of San Francisco de Macorís
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 associat ...
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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 ...
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Diocese of Baní
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 ...
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Diocese of Barahona
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Diocese of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia in Higüey
**
Diocese of San Juan de la Maguana
**
Diocese of San Pedro de Macorís
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 associ ...
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Military Ordinariate of the 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 ...
Church in society
The Dominican Republic offers religious freedom, but the Catholic Church still enjoys certain favors, in particular due to a
1954 concordat with the
Vatican. Under
Rafael Trujillo
Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Molina ( , ; 24 October 189130 May 1961), nicknamed ''El Jefe'' (, "The Chief" or "The Boss"), was a Dominican dictator who ruled the Dominican Republic from February 1930 until his assassination in May 1961. He ser ...
's government, the power of the Catholic Church was limited. Although the Church remained apolitical during much of the Trujillo era, a 1960 pastoral letter of protest against mass arrests of government opponents seriously strained the relationship with the dictatorship.
Gallery
File:Catedral Santiago Apóstol-IMG 0132.JPG
File:Catedral Baní RD.jpg
File:Iglesia y Convento Dominicos CCSD 07 2018 0486.jpg
File:IglesiaSagradoCorazondeJesusMoca.jpg
File:Catedral San Pedro de Macoris 04 2019 4321.jpg
See also
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List of Central American and Caribbean Saints
This page is a list of Central American and Caribbean saints, blesseds, venerables, and Servants of God, as recognized by the Catholic Church. These people were born, died, or lived their religious life in any of the territories of North America ...
References and notes
Dominican Republic-International Religious Freedom Report 2005 U.S. Department of State. November 8, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2006.
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