Diocese of Barahona, Dominican Republic

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Name: Barahona / Barahonen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Santo Domingo

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1976.04.24: Established as Diocese of Barahona / Barahonen(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of San Juan de la Maguana and became suffragan of Santo Domingo)

Bishop (2015.02.23 – ...):

Bishop Andrés Napoleón Romero Cárdenas (57)

Bishops of Barahona (Roman Rite)

Bishop Andrés Napoleón Romero Cárdenas (57)
(2015.02.23 – ...)

Bishop of Barahona (Dominican Republic)

Born:	1967.07.24 (Ramonal Arriba, Duarte, Dominican Republic)
Ordained Priest:	1995.07.08
Consecrated Bishop:	2015.04.25

Bishop of Barahona (Dominican Republic) (2015.02.23 – ...)

Bishop Rafael Leónidas Felipe y Núñez (86)
(1999.12.07 – 2015.02.23)

Bishop emeritus of Barahona (Dominican Republic)

Born:	1938.09.12 (Villa Tapia, Hermanas Mirabal, Dominican Republic)
Ordained Priest:	1965.03.25
Consecrated Bishop:	2000.01.22

Priest of Mao–Monte Cristi (Dominican Republic) (1965.03.25 – 1999.12.07)

Bishop of Barahona (Dominican Republic) (1999.12.07 – 2015.02.23)

Bishop Fabio Mamerto Rivas Santos, S.D.B.
(1976.04.24 – 1999.12.07)

Bishop of Barahona (Dominican Republic) (1976.04.24 – 1999.12.07)

Area: 6,975 km²

Population: 251,000 Catholics (54.1% of 463,680 total)

Pastoral Centres: 25 parishes

Personnel: 42 priests (10 diocesan, 32 religious), 3 deacons, 82 religious (33 brothers, 49 sisters), 6 seminarians