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Diocese of San Francisco de Macorís

Dioecesis Sancti Francisci de Macoris



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 16 January 1978
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Dominican Republic
  • Square Kilometers: 4,124 (1,592 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Calle Santa Ana esq. Mella s/n, San Francisco de Macoris, Rep. Dominicana
  • Telephone: (809)588-2121; 588-8484
  • Fax: 588.4466

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
16 January 1978ErectedDiocese of La Vega (Duarte, Maria T. Sánchez, and Samaná) Diocese of San Francisco de Macorís (erected)
14 February 1994Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of San Francisco de Macorís (from Santo Domingo)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1980381,300410,00093.0%8192714,1221214716ap1981
1990485,000510,81794.9%14132717,9629153321ap1991
1999570,000641,00088.9%22143615,83336146029ap2000
2000580,000650,00089.2%25194413,18141196229ap2001
2001590,000670,00088.1%33154812,29141156338ap2002
2002500,095600,00083.3%3219519,80548196240ap2003
2003500,095600,00083.3%3519549,26172196370ap2004
2004500,100650,00076.9%3519549,26172196342ap2005
2010591,000743,00079.5%4819678,82082195648ap2011
2014621,000781,00079.5%43145710,89471173048ap2015
2017609,631728,15483.7%48126010,16090124248ap2018
2020631,216755,80183.5%5114659,71198144448ap2021

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 70, Page 236, and Page 237
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 86, Page 548, and Page 549

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