Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros

Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros

Archidioecesis Metropolitae Sancti Iacobi Equitum
Location
CountryDominican Republic
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Santiago de los Caballeros
MetropolitanSantiago de los Caballeros
Statistics
Area6,391 km2 (2,468 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2004)
  • 1,065,886
  • 870,635 (81.7%)
Parishes86
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite
Established25 September 1953 (71 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of St. James the Apostle
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
ArchbishopHéctor Rafael Rodríguez Rodríguez
Metropolitan ArchbishopHéctor Rafael Rodríguez Rodríguez
Auxiliary BishopsCarlos Tomás Morel Diplán
Bishops emeritusRamón Benito de La Rosa y Carpio (since Saturday, 23 February 2015
Valentin Reynoso Hidalgo, M.S.C.
Freddy Antonio de Jesús Bretón Martínez (appointed by Pope Francis on Saturday, 23 February 2015; formerly, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Baní, in Bani, Dominican Republic)
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The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros (Latin: Archidioecesis Metropolitae Sancti Iacobi Equitum) is a Latin Rite Metropolitan Archdiocese in the Dominican Republic.