Continent: Central America
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey (español) / Higüey (español) / Higueyen(sis) (Latin) / a Domina Nostra vulgo de la Altagracia in Higüey (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Santo Domingo
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
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Bishop (2020.05.30 – ...): | Bishop Jesús Castro Marte (58) Vice-President of Dominican Episcopal Conference |
Bishops of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop Jesús Castro Marte (58) Bishop of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey (Dominican Republic)
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Bishop Gregorio Nicanor Peña Rodríguez (82) Bishop emeritus of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey (Dominican Republic)
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Bishop Ramón Benito de La Rosa y Carpio (85) (later Archbishop) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Santiago de los Caballeros (Dominican Republic)
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Archbishop Hugo Eduardo Polanco Brito
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Bishop Juan Félix Pepén y Soliman
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Area: 5,451 km²
Population: 517,100 Catholics (82.9% of 623,500 total)
Pastoral Centres: 36 parishes
Personnel: 40 priests (25 diocesan, 15 religious), 31 deacons, 272 religious (212 brothers, 60 sisters), 9 seminarians
Last updated on 2024.10.01
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