Roman Catholic Diocese of Barahona

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Country Dominican Republic Parishes 20 Rite Latin Rite		Metropolitan Barahona Denomination Roman Catholic Area 2,892 km²

Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2006)357,000191,000 (53.5%) Ecclesiastical provinces Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santo Domingo, Barahona, Dominican Republic

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Barahona (Latin: Dioecesis Barahonensis) (erected 24 April 1976) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Santo Domingo.

Ordinaries

Fabio Mamerto Rivas Santos, S.D.B. (1976 - 1999) - Bishop Emeritus

Rafael Leónidas Felipe y Núñez (1999 - 2015) - resigned, Bishop Emeritus

Bishop-elect Rev. Andrés Napoleón Romero Cárdenas (2015–present)

References

Roman Catholic Diocese of Barahona Wikipedia

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