Roman Catholic Diocese of San Pedro de Macorís

Diocese of San Pedro de Macorís Dioecesis Sancti Petri de Macoris
Location
Country	Dominican Republic
Ecclesiastical province	Province of Santo Domingo
Metropolitan	San Pedro de Macorís
Statistics
Area	2,588 km² (999 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 581,000 492,000 (84.7%)
Parishes	20
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	1 February 1997 (19 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of St. Peter the Apostle
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Francisco Ozoria Acosta
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Pedro de Macorís (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Petri de Macoris) (erected 1 February 1997) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Santo Domingo.

Ordinaries

Roman Catholic dioceses in the Dominican Republic

Province of Santiago de los Caballeros	Archdiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros Diocese of La Vega Diocese of Mao-Monte Cristi Diocese of Puerto Plata Diocese of San Francisco de Macorís

Province of Santo Domingo	Archdiocese of Santo Domingo Diocese of Baní Diocese of Barahona Diocese of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey Diocese of San Juan de la Maguana Diocese of San Pedro de Macorís

Sui iuris Jurisdictions	Military Bishopric of Dominican Republic

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