Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santo Domingo Archidioecesis Metropolitae Sancti Dominici Arquidiócesis Metropolitana de Santo Domingo | |
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 Basílica Catedral Metropolitana Santa María de la Encarnación | |
| Location | |
| Country | Dominican Republic |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Santo Domingo |
| Metropolitan | Santo Domingo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 4,033 km2 (1,557 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 5,770,529 4,890,250 (84.7%) |
| Parishes | 212 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 8 August 1511 (513 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Incarnation |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Francisco Ozoria Acosta |
| Auxiliary Bishops | |
| Bishops emeritus | Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez Ramón Benito Ángeles Fernández |
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The Archdiocese of Santo Domingo (Latin: Archidioecesis Metropolitae Sancti Dominici; Spanish: Arquidiócesis Metropolitana de Santo Domingo) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in the Dominican Republic. The see was erected 8 August 1511 as the Diocese of Santo Domingo and elevated to archdiocese on 12 February 1546.[1][2]
In recognition of the fact that the see was the first established in the Western Hemisphere, the Archbishop of Santo Domingo can use the title of "Primate of the Indies", according to the bull of Pope Pius VII Divinis praeceptis issued on 28 November 1816 [3] and ratified by the Concordat between the Holy See and the Dominican Republic signed on 16 June 1954.[4][5]
The archiepiscopal see is the Santa María la Menor cathedral, a World Heritage Site, dedicated to St. Mary of the Incarnation, which was designated a minor basilica by Pope Benedict XV in his apostolic letter Inter Americae on 14 June 1920.[6]
- ^ "Archdiocese of Santo Domingo" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
- ^ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santo Domingo" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ Pius 7.> (1849). Bullarii Romani continuatio Summorum Pontificum Clementis 13., Clementis 14., Pii 6., Pii 7., Leonis 12. et Pii 8. (dal v. 11: ..., Pii 8. et Gregorii 16.) constitutiones, literas in forma brevis, epistolas ad principes viros, et alios, atque allocutiones (poi anche: alloquutiones) complectens: Tomus decimus quartus continens pontificatus Pii 7. annum decimum septimum ad octavum (in Italian). ex typographia Reverendae Camerae Apostolicae.
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{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Concordat Watch - Dominican Republic | Trujillo's Concordat (1954)". www.concordatwatch.eu. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
The Archbishop of Santo Domingo shall have the title of Primate of the Indies, in accordance with the Bull of Pius VII Divinis Praeceptis of 28th of September 1816.
- ^ "Archdiocese of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic". GCatholic. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
- ^ "Benedictus PP. XV Litterae Apostolicae Inter Americae". Holy See. Retrieved 4 July 2016.