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Diocese of La Vega

Dioecesis Vegensis



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General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 25 September 1953
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Dominican Republic
  • Square Kilometers: 4,919 (1,899 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Calle Sanchez, Esq. Ramos, Apartado 27, La Vega, Rep. Dominicana
  • Telephone: (809)573-2201

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
25 September 1953ErectedArchdiocese of Santo Domingo (Le Vega, Duarte, Samaná, and Sánchez Ramírez) Diocese of La Vega (erected)
16 January 1978Territory LostDiocese of La Vega (Duarte, Maria T. Sánchez, and Samaná) Diocese of San Francisco de Macorís (erected)
16 January 1978Territory AddedDiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros (Salcedo) Diocese of La Vega
14 February 1994Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of La Vega (from Santo Domingo)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1966852,350871,43097.8%26356113,9723810133ap1967
1970714,153751,74095.0%2351749,6505912936ap1971
1976789,084857,77992.0%2062829,62217817536ap1977
1980526,000560,00093.9%1345589,06835211525ap1981
1990678,000707,00095.9%18375512,327184713725ap1991
1999715,000794,00090.1%3936759,533155517334ap2000
2000691,240768,04590.0%4137788,862305616934ap2001
2001691,245768,04590.0%4437818,533305916450ap2002
2002691,245768,04590.0%4539848,229305412761ap2003
2003691,245768,04590.0%4641877,945379012960ap2004
2004610,881880,25469.4%4940896,863495313460ap2005
2013801,000977,00082.0%6725928,706654517856ap2014
2016788,482799,58898.6%78321107,168874817155ap2017
2019811,000822,50098.6%72431157,0521026017358ap2020
2021824,745836,54098.6%80421226,7601326515958ap2022

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 46, Page 132, to Page 135
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 70, Page 236, and Page 237
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 86, Page 548, and Page 549

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