Diocese of San Pedro de Macorís
| Diocese of San Pedro de Macorís | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Dominican Republic |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Santo Domingo |
| Diocesan bishop | Santiago Rodríguez Rodríguez |
| founding | 1997 |
| surface | 2,588 km² |
| Parishes | 24 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Residents | 661,000 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Catholics | 573,000 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| proportion of | 86.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 20 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Religious priest | 5 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 22,920 |
| Permanent deacons | 25 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Friars | 14 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Religious sisters | 90 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral San Pedro Apóstol |
| Website | www.diocesisspm.com |
The Diocese of San Pedro de Macoris ( lat. : Dioecesis Sancti Petri de Macoris , span. : Diócesis de San Pedro de Macorís ) is in the Dominican Republic situated Roman Catholic diocese , based in San Pedro de Macoris .
history
The diocese was established on February 1, 1997 by Pope John Paul II with the Papal Bull Veritatem lucem from cession of territory of the Archdiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros and the Diocese of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Santo Domingo as a suffragan .
Bishops of San Pedro de Macorís
- Francisco Ozoria Acosta , 1997–2017, then Archbishop of Santo Domingo
- Santiago Rodríguez Rodríguez , since 2017
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Diocese of San Pedro de Macorís (Spanish)
- Entry on Diocese of San Pedro de Macorís on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved November 3, 2017.
