Diocese of Mao-Monte Cristi
| Diocese of Mao-Monte Cristi | |
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| Country | Dominican Republic |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros |
| Diocesan bishop | Diómedes Antonio Espinal de León |
| Vicar General | José Sinencio Peralta |
| founding | 1978 |
| surface | 4,841 km² |
| Parishes | 28 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Residents | 455,000 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Catholics | 429,000 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| proportion of | 94.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 34 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Religious priest | 12 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 9,326 |
| Permanent deacons | 10 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Friars | 13 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Religious sisters | 54 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Santa Cruz Cathedral |
The Diocese of Mao-Monte Cristi ( lat. : Dioecesis Maoënsis-Montis Christ , span. : Diócesis de Mao-Monte Cristi ) is in the Dominican Republic situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Mao .
history
The diocese was founded on January 16, 1978 by Pope Paul VI. Established with the Papal Bull Studiosi instar from cession of territory of the Diocese of Santiago de los Caballeros and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Santo Domingo as a suffragan . On February 14, 1994, the diocese of Mao-Monte Cristi was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros as a suffragan.
Bishops of Mao-Monte Cristi
- Jerónimo Tomás Abreu Herrera , 1978-2006
- Diómedes Antonio Espinal de León , since 2006