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Date | Event | From | To |
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1 April 1959 | Erected | Archdiocese of Santo Domingo (La Altagracia and El Seibo) | Diocese of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey (erected) |
1 February 1997 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey (Hato Mayor)
Archdiocese of Santo Domingo (San Pedro de Macoris) | Diocese of San Pedro de Macorís (erected) |
Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
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1966 | 9,610 | 240,000 | 4.0% | 9 | 5 | 14 | 686 | 6 | 30 | 9 | ap1967 | |
1970 | 274,000 | .0% | 10 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 44 | 13 | ap1971 | ||
1976 | 302,562 | 316,562 | 95.6% | 13 | 11 | 24 | 12,606 | 14 | 49 | 14 | ap1977 | |
1980 | 338,000 | 362,000 | 93.4% | 11 | 7 | 18 | 18,777 | 11 | 72 | 14 | ap1981 | |
1990 | 394,000 | 410,000 | 96.1% | 13 | 11 | 24 | 16,416 | 1 | 16 | 69 | 18 | ap1991 |
1999 | 304,052 | 357,709 | 85.0% | 18 | 13 | 31 | 9,808 | 3 | 20 | 57 | 18 | ap2000 |
2000 | 435,029 | 483,366 | 90.0% | 25 | 12 | 37 | 11,757 | 2 | 16 | 85 | 19 | ap2001 |
2001 | 436,758 | 487,958 | 89.5% | 23 | 11 | 34 | 12,845 | 6 | 17 | 82 | 19 | ap2002 |
2002 | 441,063 | 493,263 | 89.4% | 19 | 13 | 32 | 13,783 | 8 | 17 | 82 | 21 | ap2003 |
2003 | 442,100 | 495,300 | 89.3% | 21 | 15 | 36 | 12,280 | 8 | 19 | 88 | 22 | ap2004 |
2004 | 457,100 | 535,400 | 85.4% | 23 | 13 | 36 | 12,697 | 14 | 15 | 36 | 22 | ap2005 |
2013 | 509,000 | 613,000 | 83.0% | 23 | 17 | 40 | 12,725 | 15 | 22 | 68 | 36 | ap2014 |
2016 | 513,996 | 619,420 | 83.0% | 25 | 20 | 45 | 11,422 | 2 | 25 | 60 | 36 | ap2017 |
2019 | 528,430 | 636,790 | 83.0% | 25 | 14 | 39 | 13,549 | 27 | 20 | 56 | 36 | ap2020 |
2021 | 509,000 | 613,428 | 83.0% | 25 | 20 | 45 | 11,311 | 27 | 24 | 60 | 36 | ap2022 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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