Roman Catholic Diocese of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia in Higüey
Latin Catholic jurisdiction in the Dominican Republic
Diocese of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey Dioecesis Higueyensis | |
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![]() Basílica Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia | |
Location | |
Country | Dominican Republic |
Ecclesiastical province | Santo Domingo |
Metropolitan | Higüey |
Statistics | |
Area | 5,437 km2 (2,099 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 535,400 457,100 (85.4%) |
Parishes | 22 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 1 April 1959 (65 years ago) |
Cathedral | Basílica Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Jesús Castro Marte |
Bishops emeritus | Gregorio Nicanor Peña Rodríguez |
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The Diocese of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey (Latin: Dioecesis Higueyensis) (erected 1 April 1959) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Dominican Republic. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Santo Domingo.
History
- 1 April 1959: created from territory of the Archdiocese of Santo Domingo[1]
- 1 February 1997: lost territory as did the Archdiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros to create the Diocese of San Pedro de Macorís[2]
Bishops
Ordinaries
- Juan Félix Pepén y Soliman † (1959 - 1975), became emeritus
- Hugo Eduardo Polanco Brito † (1975 - 1995), Archbishop (personal title), became emeritus
- Ramón Benito de La Rosa y Carpio (1995 - 2003), appointed Archbishop of Santiago de los Caballeros
- Gregorio Nicanor Peña Rodríguez (2004 - 2020), became emeritus
- Jesús Castro Marte (2020 - )
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Pablo Cedano Cedano †, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Santo Domingo in 1996
References
External links
- "Diocese of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-15.
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