Roman Catholic Diocese of San Juan de la Maguana

Diocese of San Juan de la Maguana
Dioecesis Sancti Ioannis Maguanensis
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 (62 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop José Dolores Grullón Estrella
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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.

Ordinaries

Territorial losses

Year Along with To form
1976 Diocese of Barahona

External links and references

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