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Suffragan diocese Mao-Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic

Diocese of Mao-Monte Cristi

Maoën(sis)-Montis Christi

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

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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.