Suffragan diocese Mao-Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic

Diocese of Mao-Monte Cristi

Maoën(sis)-Montis Christi

Latin Church

Latin rite diocese in the northwestern Dominican Republic, erected on 16 January 1978 as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros. Its seat is the Catedral Santa Cruz in Mao, Valverde. Bishop Diomedes Espinal de Leon has led the diocese since 24 May 2006.

On the map

Mao-Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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Established: 1978
Catholics: 380,000
Priests: 66
Territory: 4,841 km²

Parishes and churches

29 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Bishop: Diomedes Espinal de Leon
Born: 25 August 1949
Birthplace: Villa Trina

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The cathedral

Catedral Santa Cruz, Mao stands in Mao-Monte Cristi, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

A suffragan of the Archdiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mao-Monte Cristi (Latin: Dioecesis Maoënsis-Montis Christi) was erected on 16 January 1978.

The see

Rank: Suffragan diocese
Tradition: Latin Church
Erected: 16 January 1978
Latin: Maoën(sis)-Montis Christi
Annuario code: 001002151

The see in figures

Catholics: 380,000
Population: 400,000
Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds: 95.0%
Priests: 66
Catholics per priest: 5,758
Extent: 4,841 km²
Catholics per km²: 78

Figures from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.

The province of Santiago de los Caballeros

A suffragan of Santiago de los Caballeros.

The sees of this province:

Archdiocese of Santiago de los CaballerosSantiago de los Caballeros
Diocese of La VegaLa Vega
Diocese of Puerto PlataPuerto Plata
Diocese of San Francisco de MacorísSan Francisco de Macorís

On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.

Sees near here

Diocese of Puerto PlataPuerto Plata63 km
Archdiocese of Santiago de los CaballerosSantiago de los Caballeros65 km
Diocese of La VegaLa Vega86 km
Diocese of San Juan de la MaguanaSan Juan de la Maguana90 km
Diocese of HincheHinche, Haiti96 km
Archdiocese of Cap-HaïtienCap-Haïtien, Haiti100 km
Diocese of San Francisco de MacorísSan Francisco de Macorís111 km
Diocese of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en HigüeyNuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey116 km

Measured see to see, from the point each record holds. On how the Church is ordered, see the diocese.

Sources

The see's own website · Wikipedia

Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: [email protected].