Roman Catholic Diocese of Puerto Plata

Diocese of Puerto Plata Dioecesis Portus Argentarii
Catedral San Felipe Apóstol
Location
Country	Dominican Republic
Ecclesiastical province	Province of Santiago de los Caballeros
Metropolitan	Puerto Plata
Statistics
Area	2,700 km² (1,000 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 346,520 338,560 (97.7%)
Parishes	31
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	16 January 1978 (37 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of St. Philip the Apostle
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Julio César Corniel Amaro
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Puerto Plata (Latin: Dioecesis Portus Argentarii) (erected 16 December 1996) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros.

Ordinaries

Gregorio Nicanor Peña Rodríguez (1996 - 2004)
Julio César Corniel Amaro (2005 - )

External links and references

"Diocese of Puerto Plata". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-15.

Roman Catholic dioceses in the Dominican Republic

Province of Santiago de los Caballeros	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

Province of Santo Domingo	Archdiocese of Santo Domingo Diocese of Baní Diocese of Barahona Diocese of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey Diocese of San Juan de la Maguana Diocese of San Pedro de Macorís

Sui iuris Jurisdictions	Military Bishopric of Dominican Republic

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