Santo Domingo

Santo Domingo

Republic occupying the eastern part of the island of Haiti, in the West Indies; estimated area, 19,332 square miles. The island was discovered in 1492 by Columbus who named it Hispaniola, and in 1513 the See of Santo Domingo, the oldest bishopric in the New World, was established by Leo X, and erected into an archdiocese , 1547 . The island remained under Spanish rule until 1844 , when the natives of the eastern part established an independent republic. Catholicism is the state religion though others are permitted. The Archdiocese of Santo Domingo comprises the republic.

Archdioceses , past and present, include

Hyaguata

Santiago de los Caballeros

Santo Domingo

Dioceses , past and present, include:

Ban

Barahona

Bayuna

Concepcin de la Vega

La Vega

Magua

Mao-Monte Cristi

Nuestra Seora de la Altagracia en Higey

Puerto Plata

San Francisco de Macors

San Juan de la Maguana

San Pedro de Macors

Other ecclesiastical disivions include

Dominican Republic Military Ordinariate

See also:

World Fact Book

patron saints index

New Catholic Dictionary

Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary