Roman Catholicism in the Dominican Republic

The Roman Catholic Church in the Dominican Republic is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.

Organization

The Roman Catholic Church in the Dominican Republic is the largest religious community in the Dominican Republic. 95% of Dominicans are Catholic. The largest diocese, Santo Domingo, one of 4,566,088 Catholics. It is followed by the Archdiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros with 1,023,000 and the Diocese of La Vega with 748,000 Catholics.

Octavio Antonio Cardinal Beras Rojas, Archbishop of Santo Domingo, 1976 by ​​Pope Paul VI. appointed the first Cardinal of the Dominican Republic. Pope John Paul II visited in 1979, 1984 and 1992, the Dominican Republic.

President of the Dominican Episcopal Conference ( CED ) is Archbishop Ramon Benito de la Rosa y Carpio. Apostolic Nuncio to the Dominican Republic is Józef Wesołowski.

The Roman Catholic Church in the Dominican Republic is divided into two archdioceses and suffragan dioceses belonging to nine.

Dioceses in the Dominican Republic

• Archdiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros: Diocese of La Vega, Diocese of Mao - Monte Cristi, Diocese of Puerto Plata, bishopric of San Francisco de Macoris
• Archdiocese of Santo Domingo: Diocese of Bani, Barahona diocese, diocese of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia de Higuey, Diocese of San Juan de la Maguana, Diocese of San Pedro de Macoris