Suffragan diocese Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
Diocese of Puerto Plata
Portus Argentarii
Latin Church
Latin rite diocese on the northern coast of the Dominican Republic, created by Pope John Paul II in 1996 as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros. Its seat is the Catedral San Felipe Apostol in Puerto Plata. Bishop Julio Cesar Corniel Amaro has led the diocese since 31 May 2005.
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- Established
- 1996
- Catholics
- 338,560
- Priests
- 44
- Territory
- 2,700 km²
Parishes and churches
1 listed church in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Julio Cesar Corniel Amaro
- Born
- 28 September 1958
- Birthplace
- Rio San Juan
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The cathedral
Catedral San Felipe Apostol, Puerto Plata stands in Puerto Plata, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.