Catholic Church in the Dominican Republic
The Catholic Church in the Dominican Republic is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
The Catholic Church is the world's largest Christian Church, and its largest religious grouping. There are an estimated 5 million Catholics in the Dominican Republic. In 2020, just over 50% of Dominicans identified as Catholic, served by 1,140 priests across 709 parishes.
Hierarchy
Within the Dominican Republic the hierarchy consists of:- Archbishopric
- *Bishopric
- Archdiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros
- * Diocese of La Vega
- * Diocese of Mao-Monte Cristi
- * Diocese of Puerto Plata
- * Diocese of San Francisco de Macorís
- Archdiocese of Santo Domingo
- * Diocese of Baní
- * Diocese of Barahona
- * Diocese of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia in Higüey
- * Diocese of San Juan de la Maguana
- * Diocese of San Pedro de Macorís
- * Diocese of Stella Maris
- Military Ordinariate of the Dominican Republic