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Diocese of Puerto Plata

Dioecesis Portus Argentarii



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General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 16 December 1996
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Dominican Republic
  • Square Kilometers: 2,383 (920 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Obispado, Calle José del Carmen Ariza 36, Puerto Plata, República Dominicana
  • Telephone: (809)586-2484; 970-0177
  • Fax: 586-2754

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
16 December 1996ErectedArchdiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros (Puerto Plata and Gaspar Hernández (from Espaillat)) Diocese of Puerto Plata (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1999332,400346,52095.9%1351818,4661484032ap2000
2000311,526322,94696.5%1451916,3961474036ap2001
2001335,150346,52096.7%1662215,2341484119ap2002
2002335,240346,52096.7%1682413,9681594223ap2003
2003336,240346,52097.0%1572215,2831574123ap2004
2004338,560346,52097.7%1772414,1061574331ap2005
2013335,633405,22082.8%387457,4582474631ap2014
2016387,532498,23277.8%3623810,1982623931ap2017
2019398,400512,20077.8%413449,05433962ap2020
2021429,680524,00082.0%413449,7653433932ap2022

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 89, Page 154, to Page 156

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