Metropolitan Archdiocese of

Santo Domingo

Dominican Republic Dominican Republic

Continent: Central America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Metropolitan Archdiocese Metr. Archdiocese, Primatial See of the Indies

Name: Santo Domingo / Sancti Dominici (Latin)

Suffragan Sees: Baní, Barahona, Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey, San Juan de la Maguana, San Pedro de Macorís

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

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History

Papal Visits

Present Prelates

Metropolitan Archbishop (2016.07.04 – ...):Archbishop Francisco Ozoria Acosta (73)Archbishop Francisco Ozoria Acosta (73)

Military Ordinary of Dominican Republic (Dominican Republic)

Auxiliary Bishop (2020.06.20 – ...):Bishop José Amable Durán Tineo (53)Bishop José Amable Durán Tineo (53)

Titular Bishop of Tacia montana

Ordinaries

Metropolitan Archbishops of Santo Domingo (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Francisco Ozoria Acosta (73)Archbishop Francisco Ozoria Acosta (73)
(2016.07.04 – ...)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic)
Military Ordinary 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 – ...)

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

Cardinal Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez (88)Cardinal Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez (88)
(1981.11.15 – 2016.07.04)

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)

Bishop Hugo Eduardo Polanco Brito (later Archbishop)
(Apostolic Administrator sede plena 1966.03.14 – 1970.01.20)

Cardinal Octavio Antonio Beras Rojas
(1961.12.10 – 1981.11.15)

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 sede plena 1960 – 1961.12.10)

Archbishop Ricardo Pittini, S.D.B.
(1935.10.11 – 1961.12.10)

Born:1876.04.30 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:1899.01.22
Consecrated Bishop:1935.12.08
Died:1961.12.10 († 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)

Archbishop Adolfo Alejandro Nouel y Boba-Dilla
(1906.08.20 – 1935.10.11)

Born:1862.12.12 (Dominican Republic)
Ordained Priest:1885.12.19
Consecrated Bishop:1904.10.16
Died:1937.06.26 († 74)

Titular Archbishop of Metymna (1904.10.08 – 1906.08.20)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1904.10.08 – 1906.08.20)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1906.08.20 – 1935.10.11)

Apostolic Delegate to Cuba and Puerto Rico (1913 – 1915)

Apostolic Delegate to Puerto Rico (1913 – 1915)

Titular Archbishop of Sergiopolis (1935.10.11 – 1937.06.26)

Archbishop Fernando Antonio Arturo de Merino y Ramírez
(1885.07.03 – 1906.08.20)

Christo Domino serviam

Born:1833.01.09
Ordained Priest:1856.04.24
Consecrated Bishop:1885.07.06
Died:1906.08.20 († 73)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1885.07.03 – 1906.08.20)

Archbishop Rocco Cocchia, O.F.M. Cap.
(1874.07.13 – 1883.08.09)

Born:1830.04.30 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:1853
Consecrated Bishop:1874.07.26
Died:1901.12.19 († 71)

Titular Archbishop of Oropus (1874.07.13 – 1878.07.15)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1874.07.13 – 1883.08.09)

Apostolic Delegate to Santo Domingo (1874.07.13 – 1883.08.09)

Apostolic Delegate to Venezuela (1874.07.13 – 1883.08.09)

Titular Archbishop of Siraces (1878.07.15 – 1883.08.09)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Otranto (Italy) (1883.08.09 – 1887.05.23)

Apostolic Internuncio to Brazil (1884 – 1887.05.23)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Chieti (Italy) (1887.05.23 – 1901.02.11)

Apostolic Administrator of Vasto (Italy) (1887.05.23 – 1901.02.11)

Archbishop Leopoldo Angelo Santanchè, O.F.M.
(1871.03.08 – 1874.11.13)

Born:1818.10.03 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:1844.03.02
Consecrated Bishop:1871.08.24
Died:1892.02.10 († 73)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1871.03.08 – 1874.11.13)

Titular Archbishop of Acrida (1871.03.08 – 1876.04.03)

Apostolic Administrator of Constantinopole (Turkiye) (1874.11.13 – 1876.04.03)

Archbishop-Bishop of Fabriano (Italy) (1876.04.03 – 1892.02.10)

Archbishop Bienvenudo Monzon y Martin
(1862.04.07 – 1866.06.08)

Born:1820.12.14 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1862.05.25
Died:1885.08.10 († 64)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1862.04.07 – 1866.06.08)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Granada (Spain) (1866.06.08 – 1885.03.27)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Sevilla (Spain) (1885.03.27 – 1885.08.10)

Fr. Antonio Cerezano Camarena
(1860.01.27 – 1860.07.11)

Born:1758 (Dominican Republic)
Died:1860.07.11 († 101)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1860.01.27 – 1860.07.11)

Archbishop Tomás de Portes e Infante
(1848.01.20 – 1858.04.08)

Voluntate Dei

Born:1778 (Dominican Republic)
Consecrated Bishop:1848.11.12
Died:1858.04.08 († 79)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1848.01.20 – 1858.04.08)

Archbishop Pedro Valera y Jiménez
(1817.04.14 – 1833.03.19)

Born:1758.07.17 (Spain)
Ordained Priest:1781.04.05
Consecrated Bishop:1818.02.15
Died:1833.03.19 († 74)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1817.04.14 – 1833.03.19)

Archbishop Fernando del Portillo y Torres, O.P.
(1788.09.15 – 1798.10.29)

Born:1728.08.03 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1789.06.28
Died:1804.01.20 († 75)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1788.09.15 – 1798.10.29)

Bishop of Trujillo (Peru) (1798.06 – 1798.07.03 not possessed)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (Colombia) (1798.10.29 – 1804.01.20)

Archbishop Isidro Rodríguez Lorenzo, O.S.B.M.
(1767.12.14 – 1788.09.12)

Born:1713.04.03 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1765.10.28
Died:1793 († 80)

Bishop of Comayagua (Honduras) (1764.12.17 – 1767.12.14)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1767.12.14 – 1788.09.12)

Archbishop Felipe Ruiz de Ausmendi
(1757.03.28 – 1766.09.08)

Born:1700.05.26 (Spain)
Died:1766.09.08 († 66)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1757.03.28 – 1766.09.08)

Archbishop José Moreno Guriel, O.SS.T.
(1753.05.21 – 1755.11.27)

Born:1695.10.15 (Spain)
Died:1755.11.27 († 60)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1753.05.21 – 1755.11.27)

Archbishop Ignacio Padilla Estrada, O.E.S.A.
(1743.05.20 – 1753.05.28)

Born:1696.12 (Mexico)
Consecrated Bishop:1744.10.11
Died:1760.07.20 († 63)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1743.05.20 – 1753.05.28)

Archbishop-Bishop of Yucatán (Mexico) (1753.05.28 – 1760.07.20)

Archbishop Domingo Pantaleón Álvarez de Abreu
(1738.03.03 – 1743.05.20)

Born:1683.07.27 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1738.08.17
Died:1763.11.28 († 80)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1738.03.03 – 1743.05.20)

Bishop of Puebla–Tlaxcala (Mexico) (1743.05.20 – 1763.11.28)

Archbishop Juan de Galabis, O. Praem.
(1729.05.28 – 1738.03.03)

Born:1683.05.13 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1731.04
Died:1739.11.14 († 56)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1729.05.28 – 1738.03.03)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (Colombia) (1738.03.03 – 1739.11.14)

Archbishop Francisco Mendigaño Armendáriz
(1726.04.08 – 1728.10.30)

Born:1674.05.17 (Spain)
Died:1728.10.30 († 54)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1726.04.08 – 1728.10.30)

Archbishop Antonio Claudio Alvarez de Quiñones
(1717.04.12 – 1725.01.29)

Born:1687 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1718.05.01
Died:1736.10.21 († 48)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1717.04.12 – 1725.01.29)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (Colombia) (1725.01.29 – 1736.10.21)

Archbishop Francisco del Rincón, O.M.
(1705.12.14 – 1714.02.26)

Born:1650.01.29 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1707.06.29
Died:1723.06.28 († 73)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1705.12.14 – 1714.02.26)

Archbishop-Bishop of Caracas (Venezuela) (1714.02.26 – 1716.10.05)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (Colombia) (1716.10.05 – 1723.06.28)

Archbishop Fernando de Carvajal y Ribera, O. de M.
(1687.03.03 – 1700.04.16)

Born:1633 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1687.05.18
Died:1700.04.16 († 66)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1687.03.03 – 1700.04.16)

Archbishop Domingo Fernández Navarrete, O.P.
(1682.05.04 – 1686.02.26)

Born:1618 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1683.04.04
Died:1686.02.26 († 67)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1682.05.04 – 1686.02.26)

Archbishop Juan de Escalante Turcios y Mendoza
(1673.02.27 – 1677.03.20)

Born:1610
Died:1681.05.31 († 70)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1673.02.27 – 1677.03.20)

Archbishop-Bishop of Yucatán (Mexico) (1677.03.20 – 1681.05.31)

Archbishop Francisco de la Cueva Maldonado
(1662.08.21 – 1667.10.15)

Consecrated Bishop:1664.08.15
Died:1667.10.15

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1662.08.21 – 1667.10.15)

Archbishop Francisco Pio Guadalupe Tellez
(1648.11.23 – 1660.03.05)

Born: (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1649
Died:1660.03.05

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1648.11.23 – 1660.03.05)

Archbishop Maestro Valderas, O. de M.
(1647 – 1648)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1647 – 1648)

Archbishop Diego de Guevara y Estrada
(1641.06.19 – 1642.04)

Born:1612 (Mexico)
Died:1642.04 († 29)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1641.06.19 – 1642.04)

Archbishop Facundo de la Torre, O.S.B.
(1631.07.17 – 1640.09.25)

Born:1570 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1632.09
Died:1640.09.25 († 69)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1631.07.17 – 1640.09.25)

Archbishop Bernardino de Almansa Carrión
(1629.09.17 – 1631.07.17)

Born:1579.07.06 (Peru)
Consecrated Bishop:1629.12
Died:1633.09.26 († 54)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1629.09.17 – 1631.07.17)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (Colombia) (1631.12.15 – 1633.09.26)

Archbishop Fernando de Vera y Zuñiga, O.E.S.A.
(1628.11.13 – 1629.07.16)

Born:1568 (Spain)
Died:1638.11.09 († 69)

Titular Bishop of Bugia (1614.02.17 – 1628.11.13)

Auxiliary Bishop of Badajoz (Spain) (1614.02.17 – 1628.11.13)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1628.11.13 – 1629.07.16)

Archbishop-Bishop of Cusco (Peru) (1629.07.16 – 1638.11.09)

Archbishop Pedro de Oviedo Falconi, O. Cist.
(1621.01.22 – 1628.07.10)

Died:1649.10.18

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1621.01.22 – 1628.07.10)

Archbishop-Bishop of Quito (Ecuador) (1628.07.10 – 1645.08.21)

Metropolitan Archbishop of La Plata (Bolivia) (1645.08.21 – 1649.10.18)

Archbishop Pedro de Solier y Vargas, O.E.S.A.
(1619.12.16 – 1620.07.09)

Born:1573 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1615
Died:1620.07.09 († 46)

Bishop of Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico) (1614.11.17 – 1619.12.16)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1619.12.16 – 1620.07.09)

Archbishop Diego de Contreras, O.E.S.A.
(1612.06.18 – 1618.04.24)

Born:1562 (Mexico)
Consecrated Bishop:1613.11.10
Died:1618.04.24 († 55)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1612.06.18 – 1618.04.24)

Archbishop Cristóbal Rodríguez Juárez, O.P.
(1608.06.02 – 1612.10.07)

Born:1547 (Spain)
Died:1613.11.04 († 65)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1608.06.02 – 1612.10.07)

Archbishop-Bishop of Arequipa (Peru) (1612.10.07 – 1613.11.04)

Archbishop Domingo Valderrama y Centeno, O.P.
(1606.09.25 – 1608.05.28)

Consecrated Bishop:1607
Died:1616

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1606.09.25 – 1608.05.28)

Archbishop-Bishop of La Paz (Bolivia) (1608.05.28 – 1616)

Archbishop Agustín Dávila y Padilla, O.P.
(1599.08.17 – 1604.07.26)

Born:1562 (Mexico)
Consecrated Bishop:1600
Died:1604.07.26 († 41)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1599.08.17 – 1604.07.26)

Archbishop Nicolás de Ramos y Santos, O.F.M.
(1592.07.13 – 1599.12.01)

Born:1531.12.06 (Spain)
Died:1599.12.01 († 67)

Bishop of Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico) (1588.02.12 – 1592.07.13)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1592.07.13 – 1599.12.01)

Archbishop Alfonso López de Avila
(1580.03.14 – 1591.11.29)

Died:1591.12.30

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1580.03.14 – 1591.11.29)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (Colombia) (1591.11.29 – 1591.12.30)

Archbishop Francisco Andrés de Carvajal, O.F.M.
(1570.05.10 – 1577.08.28)

Died:1577.08.28

Bishop of Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico) (1568.06.02 – 1570.05.10)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1570.05.10 – 1577.08.28)

Archbishop Juan de Arzolaras, O.S.H.
(1566.02.15 – 1568.09.17)

Died:1574.05.07

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1566.02.15 – 1568.09.17)

Archbishop-Bishop of Islas Canarias (Spain) (1568.09.17 – 1574.05.07)

Archbishop Juan Salcedo
(1562.01.09 – 1562.12)

Born:1520 (Spain)
Died:1562.12 († 42)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1562.01.09 – 1562.12)

Archbishop-elect Diego de Covarrubias y Leiva
(1556.04.24 – 1560.01.26)

Born:1512.07.25 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1560.04.28
Died:1577.09.27 († 65)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1556.04.24 – 1560.01.26)

Archbishop-Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo (Spain) (1560.01.26 – 1564.10.25)

Archbishop-Bishop of Segovia (Spain) (1564.10.25 – 1577.09.06)

Archbishop-Bishop of Cuenca (Spain) (1577.09.06 – 1577.09.27)

Archbishop Alfonso de Fuenmayor
(1546.02.11 – 1554.03.01)

Born:1502 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1539.03
Died:1554.03.01 († 51)

Bishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1538.10.27 – 1546.02.11)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1546.02.11 – 1554.03.01)

Bishops of Santo Domingo (Roman Rite)

Bishop Alfonso de Fuenmayor (later Archbishop)
(1538.10.27 – 1546.02.11)

(see above)

Bishop Sebastián Ramírez de Fuenleal
(1528.12.23 – 1538.07.29)

Born:1490 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1529.08
Died:1547.01.22 († 56)

Bishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1528.12.23 – 1538.07.29)

Bishop of Tui (Spain) (1538.07.29 – 1539.10.29)

Bishop of León (Spain) (1539.10.29 – 1542.06.02)

Bishop of Cuenca (Spain) (1542.06.02 – 1547.01.22)

Fr. Luis de Figueroa, O.S.H.
(1524 – 1526)

Died:1526

Bishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1524 – 1526)

Bishop Alejandro Geraldini
(1516.11.23 – 1524.03.08)

Born:1455 (Italy)
Consecrated Bishop:1496
Died:1524.03.08 († 68)

Bishop of Montecorvino (Italy) (1496 – 1516.11.23)

Bishop of Vulturara (Italy) (1496 – 1516.11.23)

Bishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1516.11.23 – 1524.03.08)

Bishop Francisco Garcia de Padilla, O.F.M.
(1511.08.13 – 1515.11.11)

Consecrated Bishop:1512.03.03
Died:1515.11.11

Bishop of Bayuna (Dominican Republic) (1504.11.15 – 1511.08.13 not possessed)

Bishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1511.08.13 – 1515.11.11)

Former Prelates

Special Churches

Baní (←), La Vega (↖), San Francisco de Macorís (↑), San Pedro de Macorís (→)

Statistics (2020.12.31)

Area: 3,995 km²

Population: 3,880,000 Catholics (90.0% of 4,311,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 215 parishes

Personnel: 407 priests (239 diocesan, 168 religious), 209 deacons, 1,573 religious (510 brothers, 1,063 sisters), 39 seminarians

Population

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