Suffragan diocese San Francisco de Macorís, Dominican Republic

Diocese of San Francisco de Macorís

Sancti Francisci de Macoris

Latin Church

Latin rite diocese in the Cibao Nordeste region of the Dominican Republic, erected on 16 January 1978 as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros. Its seat is the Catedral Santa Ana in San Francisco de Macoris. The current bishop is Ramon Alfredo de la Cruz Baldera.

On the map

The address the register holds for Catedral Santa Ana, San Francisco de Macoris, in San Francisco de Macorís, Dominican Republic.

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Established: 1978
Catholics: 591,000
Priests: 73
Territory: 3,682 km²

Parishes and churches

46 listed churches 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: Ramon Alfredo de la Cruz Baldera

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The cathedral

Catedral Santa Ana, San Francisco de Macoris stands in San Francisco de Macorís, 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.

The see

Rank: Suffragan diocese
Tradition: Latin Church
Erected: 16 January 1978
Latin: Sancti Francisci de Macoris
Annuario code: 001002897

The see in figures

Catholics: 591,000
Population: 743,000
Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds: 79.5%
Priests: 73
Catholics per priest: 8,096
Extent: 3,682 km²
Catholics per km²: 161

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 Mao-Monte CristiMao-Monte Cristi
Diocese of Puerto PlataPuerto Plata

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

Sees near here

Diocese of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en HigüeyNuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey23 km
Archdiocese of Santiago de los CaballerosSantiago de los Caballeros46 km
Diocese of La VegaLa Vega58 km
Diocese of Puerto PlataPuerto Plata71 km
Military Ordinariate of Repubblica DominicanaRepubblica Dominicana76 km
Archdiocese of Santo DomingoSanto Domingo100 km
Diocese of Mao-Monte CristiMao-Monte Cristi111 km
Diocese of BaníBaní114 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].