Roman Catholic Diocese of Puerto Plata information
Roman Catholic diocese in the Dominican Republic
Diocese of Puerto Plata
Dioecesis Portus Argentarii
Diócesis de Puerto Plata
Catedral San Felipe Apóstol
Location
Country
Dominican Republic
Territory
Puerto Plata Province
Ecclesiastical province
Province of Santiago de los Caballeros
Metropolitan
Puerto Plata
Statistics
Area
2,700 km2 (1,000 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics
(as of 2004) 346,520 338,560 (97.7%)
Parishes
31
Information
Denomination
Roman Catholic
Rite
Roman Rite
Established
16 December 1996 (27 years ago)
Cathedral
Cathedral of St. Philip the Apostle
Current leadership
Pope
Francis
Bishop
Julio César Corniel Amaro
Metropolitan Archbishop
Freddy Antonio de Jesús Bretón Martínez Archbishop of Santiago de los Caballeros
Bishops emeritus
Gregorio Nicanor Peña Rodríguez (1996-2004)
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Puerto Plata (Latin: Dioecesis Portus Argentarii) (erected 16 December 1996) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros. The diocese is located in the province of Puerto Plata, in the northern section of the Dominican Republic.
The cathedral of the diocese is the Cathedral of St. Philip the Apostle, which is located in the city of San Felipe de Puerto Plata,
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