Roman Catholic Diocese of Puerto Plata
Diocese of Puerto Plata Dioecesis Portus Argentarii Diócesis de Puerto Plata | |
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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
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The cathedral of the diocese is the San Felipe de Puerto Plata
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Bishops
Ordinaries (Bishops of the Diocese)
- Gregorio Nicanor Peña Rodríguez (1996 - 2004), appointed Bishop of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey
- Julio César Corniel Amaro (2005 - )
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Santiago Rodríguez Rodríguez, appointed Bishop of San Pedro de Macorís in 2017
External links and references
- "Diocese of Puerto Plata". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-15.
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