Diocese of San Francisco de Macorís Dioecesis Sancti Francisci de Macoris | |
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 Catedral Santa Ana | |
| Location | |
| Country | Dominican Republic |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Santiago de los Caballeros |
| Metropolitan | San Francisco de Macorís |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,682 km2 (1,422 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 743,000 591,000 (79.5%) |
| Parishes | 48 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 16 January 1978 (45 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Ann |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Ramón Alfredo de la Cruz Baldera |
| Bishops emeritus |
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| Map | |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Francisco de Macorís (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Francisci de Macoris) (erected 16 January 1978) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros.
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Bishops
- Ordinaries
- Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez (16 January 1978 – 15 November 1981)
- Jesús María de Jesús Moya (20 April 1984 – 31 May 2012)
- Fausto Ramón Mejía Vallejo (31 May 2012 – 15 May 2021)
- Ramón Alfredo de la Cruz Baldera (15 May 2021 – present)
- Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Julio César Corniel Amaro, appointed Bishop of Puerto Plata in 2005
- Andrés Napoleón Romero Cárdenas, appointed Bishop of Barahona in 2015
- Francisco Ozoria Acosta, appointed Archbishop of Santo Domingo in 2016
External links and references
- "Diocese of San Francisco de Macorís". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-15.
| Province of Santiago de los Caballeros | |
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| Province of Santo Domingo | |
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