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Diocese of San Juan de la Maguana

Dioecesis Sancti Ioannis Maguanensis
Location
Country Dominican Republic
Ecclesiastical province Province of Santo Domingo
Metropolitan San Juan de la Maguana
Statistics
Area7,476 km2 (2,886 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
550,000
450.000 (81.8%)
Parishes29
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Latin Rite
Established25 September 1953 (70 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Tomás Alejo Concepción
Bishops emeritus José Dolores Grullón Estrella
Map

The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Juan de la Maguana ( Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Ioannis Maguanensis) (erected 25 September 1953 as the Territorial Prelature of San Juan de la Maguana, elevated 19 November 1969) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Santo Domingo.

Bishops

Ordinaries

Coadjutor bishop

Territorial losses

Year Along with To form
1976 Diocese of Barahona

External links and references

  • "Diocese of San Juan de la Maguana". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-15.


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Diocese of San Juan de la Maguana

Dioecesis Sancti Ioannis Maguanensis
Location
Country Dominican Republic
Ecclesiastical province Province of Santo Domingo
Metropolitan San Juan de la Maguana
Statistics
Area7,476 km2 (2,886 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
550,000
450.000 (81.8%)
Parishes29
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Latin Rite
Established25 September 1953 (70 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Tomás Alejo Concepción
Bishops emeritus José Dolores Grullón Estrella
Map

The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Juan de la Maguana ( Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Ioannis Maguanensis) (erected 25 September 1953 as the Territorial Prelature of San Juan de la Maguana, elevated 19 November 1969) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Santo Domingo.

Bishops

Ordinaries

Coadjutor bishop

Territorial losses

Year Along with To form
1976 Diocese of Barahona

External links and references

  • "Diocese of San Juan de la Maguana". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-15.



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