Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santo Domingo
Archidioecesis Metropolitae Sancti Dominici
Arquidiócesis Metropolitana de Santo Domingo
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Country | Dominican Republic |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Santo Domingo |
Metropolitan | Santo Domingo |
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Area | 4,033 km2 (1,557 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 5,770,529 4,890,250 (84.7%) |
Parishes | 212 |
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Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 8 August 1511 (512 years ago) |
Cathedral | Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Incarnation |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Francisco Ozoria Acosta |
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Bishops emeritus | Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez Ramón Benito Ángeles Fernández |
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The Archdiocese of Santo Domingo (Latin: Archidioecesis Metropolitae Sancti Dominici; Spanish: Arquidiócesis Metropolitana de Santo Domingo) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in the Dominican Republic. The see was erected 8 August 1511 as the Diocese of Santo Domingo and elevated to archdiocese on 12 February 1546.[1][2]
In recognition of the fact that the see was the first established in the New World, the Archbishop of Santo Domingo can use the title of Primate of the Indies, according to the bull of Pope Pius VII Divinis praeceptis issued on 28 November 1816 [3] and ratified by the Concordat between the Holy See and the Dominican Republic signed on 16 June 1954.[4][5]
The archiepiscopal see is the Santa María la Menor cathedral, a World Heritage Site, dedicated to St. Mary of the Incarnation, which was designated a minor basilica by Pope Benedict XV in his apostolic letter Inter Americae on 14 June 1920.[6]
As per 2014, it pastorally served 3,457,347 Catholics (95.0% of 3,639,313 total) on 4,032 km2 in 214 parishes with 478 priests (190 diocesan, 288 religious), 159 deacons, 2,845 lay religious (610 brothers, 2,235 sisters) and 284 seminarians.
The Metropolitan's suffragan sees are :
Erected: August 8, 1511
Elevated February 12, 1546
Primatis Indiarum"
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The Archbishop of Santo Domingo shall have the title of Primate of the Indies, in accordance with the Bull of Pius VII Divinis Praeceptis of 28th of September 1816.
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Jones, W.A. (1912). "Archdiocese of Santo Domingo". Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 13.
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