Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros
| Archdiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros Archidioecesis Sancti Iacobi Equitum | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Dominican Republic |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Santiago de los Caballeros |
| Metropolitan | Santiago de los Caballeros |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 6,391 km2 (2,468 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 1,065,886 870,635 (81.7%) |
| Parishes | 86 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 25 September 1953 (65 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. James the Apostle |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Freddy Antonio de Jesús Bretón Martínez (appointed by Pope Francis on Saturday, 23 February 2015; to be installed; formerly, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Baní, in Bani, Dominican Republic)[1] |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Valentin Reynoso Hidalgo, M.S.C. |
| Emeritus Bishops | Ramón Benito de La Rosa y Carpio (since Saturday, 23 February 2015); Juan Antonio Flores Santana (since 2003) |
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros (Latin: Archidioecesis Sancti Iacobi Equitum) is a Latin rite Metropolitan Archdiocese in the Dominican Republic.
History
- Established on 25 September 1953 as the Diocese of Santiago de los Caballeros / Sancti Iacobi Equitum (Latin adjective), on territory split off from Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santo Domingo
- Lost territories on 1978.01.16 to establish two suffragan daughters, Diocese of Mao–Monte Cristi and Diocese of San Francisco de Macorís
- Promoted on 14 February 1994 as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros / Sancti Iacobi Equitum (Latin)
- Lost territory again on 1996.12.16 to establish another suffragan daughter, the Diocese of Puerto Plata.
Statistics
As per 2014, it pastorally served 1,118,000 Catholics (83.7% of 1,336,000 total) on 3,633 km² in 89 parishes and 17 missions with 125 priests (74 diocesan, 51 religious), 132 deacons, 350 lay religious (136 brothers, 214 sisters) and 37 seminarians.
Ecclesiastical province
The Metropolitan has the following suffragan sees :
Episcopal ordinaries
(all Roman Rite)
- Suffragan Bishops of Santiago de los Caballeros
- Apostolic Administrator Octavio Antonio Beras Rojas (1953 – 1956.07.22) while Titular Archbishop of Euchaitæ (1945.05.02 – 1961.12.10) and Coadjutor Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1945.05.02 – 1961.12.10); later Apostolic Administrator sede plena of above Santo Domingo (1960 – 1961.12.10), President of Dominican Episcopal Conference (1961 – 1979), Apostolic Administrator of the Military Vicariate of Dominican Republic (1961.12.10 – 1962.12.08), Metropolitan Archbishop of above Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1961.12.10 – resigned 1981.11.15), Military Vicar of Dominican Republic (1962.12.08 – retired 1982.11.15), created Cardinal-Priest of S. Sisto (1976.05.24 – death 1990.12.01)
- BIOS TO ELABORATE
- Hugo Eduardo Polanco Brito (1956.07.22 – 1966.03.14)
- Roque Antonio Adames Rodríguez (1966.03.14 – 1992.04.22)
- Auxiliary bishop Jesús María de Jesús Moya (1977.04.13 – 1984.04.20)
- Juan Antonio Flores Santana (1992.07.13 – 1994.02.14 see below)
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Santiago de los Caballeros
- BIOS TO ELABORATE
- Juan Antonio Flores Santana (see above 1994.02.14 - 2003.07.16)
- Auxiliary bishop Diómedes Espinal de León (2000.04.20 – 2006.05.24)
- Ramón Benito de La Rosa y Carpio (2003.07.16 – 2015.02.23)
- Freddy Antonio de Jesús Bretón Martinez (2015.02.23 – ...)
- Auxiliary bishop (2007.10.22 – ...) Valentin Reynoso Hidalgo, (M.S.C.), Titular Bishop of Mades
- Auxiliary Bishop (2016.12.14 – ...) Carlos Tomás Morel Diplán, Titular Bishop of Capo della Foresta
See also
- List of Catholic dioceses in Dominican Republic
Notes and references
Sources and external links
- GCatholic - data for all sections
- Official website of the Archdiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros
- "Archdiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-15.
- Conferencia del Episcopado Dominicano (Bishops' Conference)
| Province of Santiago de los Caballeros | |
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| Province of Santo Domingo | |
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Coordinates: 19°27′01″N 70°42′24″W / 19.45028°N 70.70667°W
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