Bishopric of Baní
| Bishopric of Baní | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Dominican Republic |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Santo Domingo |
| Diocesan bishop | Víctor Emilio Masalles Pere |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Príamo Pericles Tejeda Rosario |
| founding | 1986 |
| surface | 2,892 km² |
| Parishes | 25 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Residents | 846,000 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics | 749,000 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| proportion of | 88.5% |
| Diocesan priest | 23 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious priest | 14 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 20,243 |
| Permanent deacons | 7 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Friars | 20 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 54 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral Nuestra Señora de Regla |
| address | Obispado Apartado 25 Calle Sánchez s / n Baní [Peravia] República Dominicana |
The Diocese of Baní ( lat. : Dioecesis Baniensis , span. : Diócesis de Baní ) is in the Dominican Republic situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Baní .
history
The diocese was established on November 8, 1986 by Pope John Paul II with the Papal Bull Spiritali Christifidelium from cession of territory to the Archdiocese of Santo Domingo and subordinated to this as a suffragan .
Bishops of Baní
- Príamo Pericles Tejeda Rosario , 1986-1997
- Freddy Antonio de Jesús Bretón Martínez , 1998-2015
- Víctor Emilio Masalles Pere , since 2016
See also
Web links
Commons : Diocese of Baní - collection of images, videos and audio files
