Roman Catholic Diocese of San Juan de la Maguana
Appearance
(Redirected from Territorial Prelature of San Juan de la Maguana)
Diocese of San Juan de la Maguana Dioecesis Sancti Ioannis Maguanensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Dominican Republic |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Santo Domingo |
Metropolitan | San Juan de la Maguana |
Statistics | |
Area | 7,476 km2 (2,886 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 550,000 450.000 (81.8%) |
Parishes | 29 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 25 September 1953 (71 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
[edit]Ordinaries
[edit]- Tomás Francisco Reilly, C.SS.R. (1956–1977)
- Ronald Gerard Connors, C.SS.R. (1977–1991)
- José Dolores Grullón Estrella (1991–2020)
- Tomás Alejo Concepción (2020– )
Coadjutor bishop
[edit]- Ronald Gerard Connors, C.SS.R. (1976–1977)
Territorial losses
[edit]Year | Along with | To form |
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1976 | Diocese of Barahona |
External links and references
[edit]- "Diocese of San Juan de la Maguana". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-15.