Roman Catholic Diocese of Barahona

Diocese of Barahona Dioecesis Barahonensis
Location
Country	Dominican Republic
Ecclesiastical province	Province of Santo Domingo
Metropolitan	Barahona
Statistics
Area	2,892 km^2 (1,117 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 357,000 191,000 (53.5%)
Parishes	20
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	24 April 1976 (48 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Rev. Andrés Napoleón Romero Cárdenas[1]
Bishops emeritus	Rafael Leónidas Felipe y Núñez (as of Monday, 23 February 2015); Fabio Mamerto Rivas Santos, S.D.B.
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Barahona (Latin: Dioecesis Barahonensis) (erected 24 April 1976) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Santo Domingo.

Ordinaries

• Fabio Mamerto Rivas Santos, S.D.B. (1976 - 1999) - Bishop Emeritus
• Rafael Leónidas Felipe y Núñez (1999 - 2015) - resigned, Bishop Emeritus
• Bishop-elect Rev. Andrés Napoleón Romero Cárdenas (2015–present)

References

1. "Web Translator".

External links

• "Diocese of Barahona". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-15.

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