Roman Catholicism In The Dominican Republic
The Catholic Church in Dominican Republic is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and Curia in Rome.
The Catholic Church is the world's largest Christian Church, and its largest religious grouping. There are an estimated 7.6 million baptised Catholics in the Dominican Republic, (78% of the population), in 11 territorial dioceses and one military ordinariate, served by 800 priests.
Within the Dominican Republic the hierarchy consists of:
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- Santiago de los Caballeros
- La Vega
- Mao-Monte Cristi
- Puerto Plata
- San Francisco de Macorís
- Santo Domingo
- Baní
- Barahona
- Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey
- San Juan de la Maguana
- San Pedro de Macorís
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