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Diocese of Baní

Dioecesis Baniensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 8 November 1986
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Santo Domingo
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Dominican Republic
  • Square Kilometers: 892 (344 Square Miles)
  • Description: Peravia, San Cristóbal, and San José de Ocoa
  • Mailing Address: Obispado, Apartado 25, Calle Sánchez s/n, Bani [Peravia], República Dominicana
  • Telephone: (809)522-5892

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
8 November 1986ErectedArchdiocese of Santo Domingo (Peravia and San Cristóbal) Diocese of Baní (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1990438,000477,00091.8%10253512,5143467714ap1991
1999598,000665,00089.9%14193318,12173010618ap2000
2000550,000611,50089.9%12132522,00072310618ap2001
2001553,500615,00090.0%9142324,06572211918ap2002
2002558,000620,00090.0%9142324,26072312218ap2003
2003647,720719,09890.1%12152723,98972612418ap2004
2004649,270721,41290.0%14163021,64282412018ap2005
2006673,000747,00090.1%17122923,20672110418ap2007
2012724,000818,00088.5%24113520,6858188021ap2013
2015749,000846,00088.5%23143720,2437205425ap2016
2018770,320870,17088.5%22123422,6564185425ap2019
2020784,200885,90088.5%31144517,4266184926ap2021
2022797,280901,13088.5%2853324,160594830ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 79, Page 238, to Page 240

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