Military Ordinariate of

Obispado Castrense de República Dominicana

Dominican Republic Dominican Republic

Continent: Central America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Military Ordinariate Military Ordinariate

Name: Obispado Castrense de República Dominicana (español) / Dominican Republic

Immediately subject to the Holy See

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Celebrations

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History

Contact Info

Address: Arzobispado, Apartado 186, Calle Isabel la Católica 55, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Present Prelates

Military Ordinary (2026.10.12 – ...):Archbishop Carlos Tomás Morel Diplán (56)Archbishop Carlos Tomás Morel Diplán (56)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic)

Vice-President of Dominican Episcopal Conference

Ordinaries

Military Ordinaries of Obispado Castrense de República Dominicana (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Carlos Tomás Morel Diplán (56)Archbishop Carlos Tomás Morel Diplán (56)
(2026.10.12 – ...)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic)
Military Ordinary of Dominican Republic (Dominican Republic)
Vice-President of Dominican Episcopal Conference

Dominus fortitudo mea

Born:1969.11.02 (Monte de la Jagua, Espaillat, Dominican Republic)
Ordained Priest:2000.06.24
Consecrated Bishop:2017.02.25

Priest of Santiago de los Caballeros (Dominican Republic) (2000.06.24 – 2016.12.14)

Titular Bishop of Capo della Foresta (2016.12.14 – 2024.10.18)

Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de los Caballeros (Dominican Republic) (2016.12.14 – 2024.10.18)

Apostolic Administrator of La Vega (Dominican Republic) (2023.12.02 – 2024.10.18)

Bishop of La Vega (Dominican Republic) (2024.10.18 – 2025.10.18)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (2025.10.18 – 2026.10.12)

Vice-President of Dominican Episcopal Conference (2026.08.02 – ...)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (2026.10.12 – ...)

Military Ordinary of Dominican Republic (Dominican Republic) (2026.10.12 – ...)

Archbishop Francisco Ozoria Acosta (75)Archbishop Francisco Ozoria Acosta (75)
(2017.01.02 – 2026.10.12)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic)
Military Ordinary emeritus of Dominican Republic (Dominican Republic)

Dios proveerá

Born:1951.10.10 (Nagua, María Trinidad Sánchez, Dominican Republic)
Ordained Priest:1978.09.02
Consecrated Bishop:1997.03.15

Priest of San Francisco de Macorís (Dominican Republic) (1978.09.02 – 1997.02.01)

Bishop of San Pedro de Macorís (Dominican Republic) (1997.02.01 – 2016.07.04)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (2016.07.04 – 2026.10.12)

Military Ordinary of Dominican Republic (Dominican Republic) (2017.01.02 – 2026.10.12)

Cardinal Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez (89)Cardinal Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez (89)
(1986.07.21 – 2017.01.02)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Pio X alla Balduina
Military Ordinary emeritus of Dominican Republic (Dominican Republic)

Fortes in fide

Born:1936.10.31 (Barranca, La Vega, Dominican Republic)
Ordained Priest:1961.03.18
Consecrated Bishop:1978.02.25
Created Cardinal:1991.06.28

Priest of La Vega (Dominican Republic) (1961.03.18 – 1978.01.16)

Bishop of San Francisco de Macorís (Dominican Republic) (1978.01.16 – 1981.11.15)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1981.11.15 – 2016.07.04)

Military Vicar of Dominican Republic (Dominican Republic) (1982.04.04 – 1986.07.21)

President of Dominican Episcopal Conference (1984 – 2002)

Military Ordinary of Dominican Republic (Dominican Republic) (1986.07.21 – 2017.01.02)

First Vice-President of Latin American Episcopal Council (1987 – 1991)

President of Latin American Episcopal Council (1991 – 1995)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Pio X alla Balduina (1991.06.28 – ...)

President of Dominican Episcopal Conference (2009 – 2014.07.04)

Military Vicars of Dominican Republic (Roman Rite)

Cardinal Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez (89)Archbishop Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez (89) (later Cardinal)
(1982.04.04 – 1986.07.21)

(see above)

Cardinal Octavio Antonio Beras Rojas
(1962.12.08 – 1982.04.04)

In hoc signo vinces

Born:1906.11.16 (El Seibo, El Seibo, Dominican Republic)
Ordained Priest:1933.08.13
Consecrated Bishop:1945.08.12
Created Cardinal:1976.05.24
Died:1990.12.01 (Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic † 84)

Priest of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1933.08.13 – 1945.05.02)

Titular Archbishop of Euchaitæ (1945.05.02 – 1961.12.10)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1945.05.02 – 1961.12.10)

Apostolic Administrator of Santiago de los Caballeros (Dominican Republic) (1953 – 1956.07.22)

Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1960 – 1961.12.10)

President of Dominican Episcopal Conference (1961 – 1979)

Apostolic Administrator of the Military Vicariate of Dominican Republic (Dominican Republic) (1961.12.10 – 1962.12.08)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1961.12.10 – 1981.11.15)

Military Vicar of Dominican Republic (Dominican Republic) (1962.12.08 – 1982.04.04)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Sisto (1976.05.24 – 1990.12.01)

Archbishop Octavio Antonio Beras Rojas (later Cardinal)
(Apostolic Administrator of the Military Vicariate 1961.12.10 – 1962.12.08)

Archbishop Ricardo Pittini, S.D.B.
(1958 – 1961.12.10)

Born:1876.04.30 (Tricesimo, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1899.01.22
Consecrated Bishop:1935.12.08
Died:1961.12.10 (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic † 85)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1935.10.11 – 1961.12.10)

Military Vicar of Dominican Republic (Dominican Republic) (1958 – 1961.12.10)

President of Dominican Episcopal Conference (1958 – 1961.12.10)

Special Churches

Statistics (2013.12.31)

Pastoral Centres: 47 parishes

Personnel: 64 priests (62 diocesan, 2 religious), 2 religious (2 brothers)

Pastoral Centres

Priests

Religious

Last updated on 2026.10.22

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