Roman Catholic Diocese of Barahona
Appearance
Diocese of Barahona Dioecesis Barahonensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Dominican Republic |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Santo Domingo |
Metropolitan | Barahona |
Statistics | |
Area | 2,892 km2 (1,117 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 357,000 191,000 (53.5%) |
Parishes | 20 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 24 April 1976 (48 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Rev. Andrés Napoleón Romero Cárdenas[1] |
Bishops emeritus | Rafael Leónidas Felipe y Núñez (as of Monday, 23 February 2015); Fabio Mamerto Rivas Santos, S.D.B. |
Map | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Barahona (Latin: Dioecesis Barahonensis) (erected 24 April 1976) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Santo Domingo.
Ordinaries
[edit]- Fabio Mamerto Rivas Santos, S.D.B. (1976 - 1999) - Bishop Emeritus
- Rafael Leónidas Felipe y Núñez (1999 - 2015) - resigned, Bishop Emeritus
- Bishop-elect Rev. Andrés Napoleón Romero Cárdenas (2015–present)
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- "Diocese of Barahona". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-15.
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