Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santo Domingo
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.
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 (512 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Incarnation |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Francisco Ozoria Acosta |
| Auxiliary Bishops |
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| Bishops emeritus | Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez |
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In recognition of the fact that the see was the first established in the New World, 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 and ratified by the Concordat between the Holy See and the Dominican Republic signed on 16 June 1954.
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.