Roman Catholic Diocese of Baní

Diocese of Baní
Dioecesis Baniensis
Location
Country  Dominican Republic
Ecclesiastical province Province of Santo Domingo
Metropolitan Baní
Statistics
Area 2,892 km2 (1,117 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2006)
747,000
673,000 (80.1%)
Parishes 18
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Latin Rite
Established 8 November 1986 (31 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rule
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Sede vacante (Vacant see; Bishop Freddy Antonio de Jesús Bretón Martínez was appointed Metropolitan Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros by Pope Francis on Monday, February 23, 2015)[1]
Emeritus Bishops Príamo Pericles Tejeda Rosario
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Baní (Latin: Dioecesis Baniensis) (erected 8 November 1986) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Santo Domingo.

Ordinaries

  • Príamo Pericles Tejeda Rosario (1986 - 1997) - Bishop Emeritus
  • Freddy Antonio de Jesús Bretón Martínez (1998 - 2015) - Appointed, Archbishop of Santiago de los Caballeros

References

  1. ↑ http://www.microsofttranslator.com/BV.aspx?ref=IE8Activity&a=http%3A%2F%2Fpress.vatican.va%2Fcontent%2Fsalastampa%2Fen%2Fbollettino%2Fpubblico%2F2015%2F02%2F23%2F0144%2F00310.html
  • "Diocese of Baní". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-15.
  • Official website of the Diocese of Bani

Coordinates: 18°16′48″N 70°19′56″W / 18.2801°N 70.3321°W / 18.2801; -70.3321

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