Recent Events

Bishop Carlos Tomás Morel Diplán, Titular Bishop of Capo della Foresta, Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de los Caballeros (Dominican Republic) and Apostolic Administrator of La Vega (Dominican Republic), was appointed as Bishop of La Vega (Dominican Republic)

Bishop Faustino Burgos Brisman, C.M., Titular Bishop of Bararus, Auxiliary Bishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), General Secretary of Dominican Episcopal Conference and Apostolic Administrator of Baní (Dominican Republic), was appointed as Bishop of Baní (Dominican Republic)

Bishop Príamo Pericles Tejeda Rosario, Bishop emeritus of Baní (Dominican Republic), passed away at 90

Bishop Ramón Benito Ángeles Fernández resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic)

Bishop Carlos Tomás Morel Diplán, Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de los Caballeros (Dominican Republic), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of La Vega (Dominican Republic)

Archbishop François Robert Bacqué, Titular Archbishop of Gradisca, passed away at 87

Archbishop Freddy Antonio de Jesús Bretón Martínez resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago de los Caballeros (Dominican Republic)

Bishop Héctor Rafael Rodríguez Rodríguez, M.S.C., Bishop of La Vega (Dominican Republic) and President of Dominican Episcopal Conference, was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago de los Caballeros (Dominican Republic)

Bishop Faustino Burgos Brisman, C.M., Auxiliary Bishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) and General Secretary of Dominican Episcopal Conference, was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Baní (Dominican Republic)

Bishop Victor Emilio Masalles Pere resigned as Bishop of Baní (Dominican Republic)

Archbishop Freddy Antonio de Jesús Bretón Martínez resigned as President of Dominican Episcopal Conference

Bishop Héctor Rafael Rodríguez Rodríguez, M.S.C., Bishop of La Vega (Dominican Republic) and Vice-President of Dominican Episcopal Conference, was appointed as President of Dominican Episcopal Conference

Bishop Jesús Castro Marte, Bishop of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey (Dominican Republic), was appointed as Vice-President of Dominican Episcopal Conference

Archbishop Piergiorgio Bertoldi, Apostolic Nuncio to Mozambique, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Dominican Republic and Apostolic Delegate to Puerto Rico

Archbishop Ghaleb Moussa Abdalla Bader resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Dominican Republic and Apostolic Delegate to Puerto Rico

Archbishop Timothy Paul Andrew Broglio, Archbishop Military Ordinary of United States of America (USA), was appointed as President of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

Archbishop Jude Thaddeus Okolo, Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Czech Republic

Fr. Ramón Alfredo de la Cruz Baldera was consecrated as Bishop of San Francisco de Macorís (Dominican Republic)

Fr. Ramón Alfredo de la Cruz Baldera, Priest of San Francisco de Macorís (Dominican Republic), was elected Bishop of San Francisco de Macorís (Dominican Republic)

Bishop Fausto Ramón Mejía Vallejo resigned as Bishop of San Francisco de Macorís (Dominican Republic)

Fr. Tomás Alejo Concepción was consecrated as Bishop of San Juan de la Maguana (Dominican Republic)

Fr. Tomás Alejo Concepción, Priest of La Vega (Dominican Republic), was elected Bishop of San Juan de la Maguana (Dominican Republic)

Bishop José Dolores Grullón Estrella resigned as Bishop of San Juan de la Maguana (Dominican Republic)

Fr. José Amable Durán Tineo was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Tacia montana and Auxiliary Bishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic)

Archbishop Freddy Antonio de Jesús Bretón Martínez, Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago de los Caballeros (Dominican Republic), was appointed as President of Dominican Episcopal Conference

Bishop Ramón Benito Ángeles Fernández resigned as General Secretary of Dominican Episcopal Conference

Bishop Faustino Burgos Brisman, C.M., Auxiliary Bishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), was appointed as General Secretary of Dominican Episcopal Conference

Bishop Diómedes Espinal de León resigned as President of Dominican Episcopal Conference

Fr. José Amable Durán Tineo, Priest of Santiago de los Caballeros (Dominican Republic), was elected Titular Bishop of Tacia montana and Auxiliary Bishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic)

Bishop Jesús Castro Marte, Titular Bishop of Giufi and Auxiliary Bishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), was appointed as Bishop of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey (Dominican Republic)

Bishop Gregorio Nicanor Peña Rodríguez resigned as Bishop of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey (Dominican Republic)

Archbishop Piergiorgio Bertoldi, Apostolic Nuncio to Burkina Faso and Apostolic Nuncio to Niger, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Mozambique

Bishop Pablo Cedano Cedano, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), passed away at 82

Bishop Fabio Mamerto Rivas Santos, S.D.B., Bishop emeritus of Barahona (Dominican Republic), passed away at 86

Bishop Valentin Reynoso Hidalgo, M.S.C., resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de los Caballeros (Dominican Republic)

Fr. Santiago Rodríguez Rodríguez was consecrated as Bishop of San Pedro de Macorís (Dominican Republic)

Fr. Santiago Rodríguez Rodríguez, Priest of Puerto Plata (Dominican Republic), was elected Bishop of San Pedro de Macorís (Dominican Republic)

Msgr. Ramón Benito Ángeles Fernández was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Febiana and Auxiliary Bishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic)

Fr. Faustino Burgos Brisman, C.M., was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Bararus and Auxiliary Bishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic)

Fr. Jesús Castro Marte was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Giufi and Auxiliary Bishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic)

Archbishop Ghaleb Moussa Abdalla Bader, Apostolic Nuncio to Pakistan, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Dominican Republic and Apostolic Delegate to Puerto Rico

Fr. Faustino Burgos Brisman, C.M., was elected Titular Bishop of Bararus and Auxiliary Bishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic)

Bishop Héctor Rafael Rodríguez Rodríguez, M.S.C., Bishop of La Vega (Dominican Republic), was appointed as Vice-President of Dominican Episcopal Conference

Bishop-elect Ramón Benito Ángeles Fernández, Auxiliary Bishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), was appointed as General Secretary of Dominican Episcopal Conference

Bishop Diómedes Espinal de León, Bishop of Mao–Monte Cristi (Dominican Republic), was appointed as President of Dominican Episcopal Conference

Bishop José Dolores Grullón Estrella resigned as Vice-President of Dominican Episcopal Conference

Bishop Gregorio Nicanor Peña Rodríguez resigned as President of Dominican Episcopal Conference

Msgr. Ramón Benito Ángeles Fernández, Priest of La Vega (Dominican Republic), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) and Titular Bishop of Febiana

Fr. Jesús Castro Marte, Priest of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), was elected Titular Bishop of Giufi and Auxiliary Bishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic)

Archbishop Jude Thaddeus Okolo, Apostolic Nuncio to Dominican Republic and Apostolic Delegate to Puerto Rico, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland

Bishop Amancio Escapa Aparicio, O.C.D., Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), passed away at 79

Fr. Carlos Tomás Morel Diplán was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Capo della Foresta and Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de los Caballeros (Dominican Republic)

Cardinal Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez resigned as Military Ordinary of Dominican Republic (Dominican Republic)

Archbishop Francisco Ozoria Acosta, Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), was appointed as Military Ordinary of Dominican Republic (Dominican Republic)

Fr. Carmelo Santana Jerez resigned as General Secretary of Dominican Episcopal Conference

Bishop Victor Emilio Masalles Pere, Titular Bishop of Girba and Auxiliary Bishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), was appointed as Bishop of Baní (Dominican Republic)

Fr. Carlos Tomás Morel Diplán, Priest of Santiago de los Caballeros (Dominican Republic), was elected Titular Bishop of Capo della Foresta and Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de los Caballeros (Dominican Republic)

Cardinal Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez, Cardinal-Priest of S. Pio X alla Balduina and Military Ordinary of Dominican Republic (Dominican Republic), reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Dominican Republic)

Cardinal Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic)

Bishop Francisco Ozoria Acosta, Bishop of San Pedro de Macorís (Dominican Republic), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic)

Bishop Amancio Escapa Aparicio, O.C.D., resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic)