List of Catholic dioceses in the Dominican Republic

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The Roman Catholic Church in the Dominican Republic comprises two ecclesiastical provinces, each headed by an archbishop. Each province is subdivided into an archdiocese and dioceses (nine in total), each headed by a bishop or an archbishop.

Structured list of dioceses

Episcopal Conference of the Dominican Republic

Ecclesiastical province of Santo Domingo

Ecclesiastical province of Santiago de los Caballeros

Sui iuris jurisdictions

List of dioceses

Ecclesiastical JurisdictionsLatin nameTypeRiteEcclesiastical ProvinceEstablishedArea (km2)
BaníBaniensisDioceseRomanSanto Domingo8 November 19862,892
BarahonaBarahonensisDioceseRomanSanto Domingo24 April 19766,973
Dominican RepublicReipublicae DominicanaeMilitary OrdinariateRomanImmediately subject to the Holy See23 January 1958—
La VegaVegensisDioceseRomanSantiago de los Caballeros25 September 19534,919
Mao-Monte CristiMaoënsis–Montis ChristiDioceseRomanSantiago de los Caballeros16 January 19784,841
Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en HigüeyHigueyensis / a Domina Nostra vulgo de la Altagracia in HigüeyDioceseRomanSanto Domingo1 April 19595,437
Puerto PlataPortus ArgentariiDioceseRomanSantiago de los Caballeros16 December 19962,700
San Francisco de MacorísSancti Francisci de MacorisDioceseRomanSantiago de los Caballeros16 January 19783,682
San Juan de la MaguanaSancti Ioannis MaguanensisDioceseRomanSanto Domingo25 September 19537,476
San Pedro de MacorísSancti Petri de MacorisDioceseRomanSanto Domingo1 February 19972,588
Santiago de los CaballerosSancti Iacobi EquitumMetropolitan ArchdioceseRomanSantiago de los Caballeros25 September 19536,391
Santo DomingoSancti DominiciMetropolitan ArchdioceseRomanSanto Domingo8 August 15114,033