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Archdiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros

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General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 14 February 1994
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Dominican Republic
  • Square Kilometers: 3,633 (1,403 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: https://clerosantiagord.org
  • Mailing Address: Arzobispado, Calle Duvergé 14, Apartado 679, Santiago de los Caballeros, República Dominicana
  • Telephone: (809)582-2094

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Santiago de los Caballeros
25 September 1953ErectedArchdiocese of Santo Domingo (Monte Cristi, Libertador, Santiago Rodríguez, Puerto Plata, Santiago, Espaillat, and Salcedo) Diocese of Santiago de los Caballeros (erected)
16 January 1978Territory LostDiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros (Valverde, Monte Christi, Dajabón, and Santiago Rodríguez) Diocese of Mao-Monte Cristi (erected)
16 January 1978Territory LostDiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros (Salcedo) Diocese of La Vega
Archdiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros
14 February 1994ElevatedDiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros Archdiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros
16 December 1996Territory LostArchdiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros (Puerto Plata and Gaspar Hernández (from Espaillat)) Diocese of Puerto Plata (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Santiago de los Caballeros
1964872,928882,92898.9%3361949,2867225332ap1967
19701,025,4521,047,68397.9%28598711,7867631237ap1971
19761,184,0001,209,63197.9%406710711,065711927044ap1977
1980853,046877,93397.2%38377511,373207024230ap1981
1990932,2001,100,43284.7%43438610,839595014936ap1991
Archdiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros
1999789,000876,75390.0%4447918,67074567966ap2000
2000789,000876,75390.0%42337510,520103427970ap2001
2001789,000920,00085.8%5444988,05196639779ap2002
2002789,000966,00081.7%5429839,506974610982ap2003
2003662,000810,46281.7%5439937,118100528686ap2004
2004870,6351,065,88681.7%5243959,1641096315386ap2005
20101,064,0001,270,00083.8%77491268,44410613426887ap2011
20141,118,0001,336,00083.7%74511258,94413213621489ap2015
20171,150,8501,374,96583.7%81561378,40014014819896ap2018
20201,182,4001,412,50083.7%119461657,16612166188108ap2021

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Santiago de los Caballeros
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 46, Page 132, to Page 135
  • Archdiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 86, Page 548, and Page 549

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