Roman Catholic Diocese of Baní
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Diocese of Baní Dioecesis Baniensis | |
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Location | |
Country | ![]() |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Santo Domingo |
Metropolitan | Baní |
Statistics | |
Area | 2,892 km2 (1,117 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 747,000 673,000 (80.1%) |
Parishes | 18 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 8 November 1986 (37 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Regla |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Faustino Burgos Brisman |
Bishops emeritus | Victor Emilio Masalles Pere |
Map | |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Baní (Latin: Dioecesis Baniensis) (erected 8 November 1986) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Santo Domingo. Its seat is the cathedral dedicated to Our Lady of Regla.
Ordinaries
[edit]- Príamo Pericles Tejeda Rosario (1986 - 1997)
- Freddy Antonio de Jesús Bretón Martínez (1998 - 2015), appointed archbishop of Santiago de los Caballeros
- Victor Emilio Masalles Pere (2016 - 2023)
- Faustino Burgos Brisman (2014 – present)
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- "Diocese of Baní". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-15.
- Official website of the Diocese of Bani Archived 2019-04-09 at the Wayback Machine
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