Roman Catholic Diocese of San Francisco de Macorís

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.

Diocese of San Francisco de Macorís

Dioecesis Sancti Francisci de Macoris
Catedral Santa Ana
Location
CountryDominican Republic
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Santiago de los Caballeros
MetropolitanSan Francisco de Macorís
Statistics
Area3,682 km2 (1,422 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2010)
743,000
591,000 (79.5%)
Parishes48
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite
Established16 January 1978 (43 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of St. Ann
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopFausto Ramón Mejía Vallejo
Bishops emeritusJesús María de Jesús Moya
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Bishops

Ordinaries

  • Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez (1978 - 1981), appointed Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Cardinal in 1991)
  • Jesús María de Jesús Moya (1984 - 2012)
  • Fausto Ramón Mejía Vallejo (since 2012)

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
  • "Diocese of San Francisco de Macorís". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-15.


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