Diocese of San Francisco de Macorís
| Diocese of San Francisco de Macorís | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Dominican Republic |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros |
| Diocesan bishop | Fausto Ramón Mejía Vallejo |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Jesús María de Jesús Moya |
| Vicar General | Dionisio Suarez Arias |
| founding | 1978 |
| surface | 3,682 km² |
| Parishes | 48 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Residents | 781,000 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Catholics | 621,000 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| proportion of | 79.5% |
| Diocesan priest | 43 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Religious priest | 14 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 10,895 |
| Permanent deacons | 71 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Friars | 17 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Religious sisters | 30 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Santa Ana Cathedral |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Francisco de Macoris ( lat. : Dioecesis Sancti Francisci de Macoris , span. : Diócesis de San Francisco de Macorís ) is in the Dominican Republic situated Roman Catholic diocese , based in San Francisco de Macoris .
history
The diocese was founded on January 16, 1978 by Pope Paul VI. with the Papal Bull Aptiora in this from cessions of territory of the dioceses of La Vega and Santiago de los Caballeros and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Santo Domingo as a suffragan . On February 14, 1994, the diocese of San Francisco de Macorís was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros as a suffragan.
Bishops of San Francisco de Macorís
- Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez , 1978–1981, then Archbishop of Santo Domingo
- Jesús María de Jesús Moya , 1984–2012
- Fausto Ramón Mejía Vallejo , since 2012
See also
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