Catholic Church in the Dominican Republic

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Catholic Church in Dominican Republic
Iglesia Católica en República Dominicana
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Classification Catholic
Orientation Latin
Scripture Bible
Polity Episcopal
Governance Episcopal Conference of the Dominican Republic
Pope Leo XIV
President Héctor Rafael Rodríguez Rodríguez
Language Spanish, Latin
Headquarters Santo Domingo
Origin1494
Members6 million (2020)
Official website Episcopal Conference of the Dominican Republic

The Catholic Church in the Dominican Republic is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.

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The Catholic Church is the world's largest Christian Church, and its largest religious grouping. There are an estimated 5 million Catholics in the Dominican Republic (48% of the population). [1] In 2020, just over 50% of Dominicans identified as Catholic, [2] served by 1,140 priests across 709 parishes. [3]

Hierarchy

Within the Dominican Republic the hierarchy consists of:

Church in society

The Dominican Republic offers religious freedom, and Catholicism is the official religion of the state; this was signed into law by the 1954 concordat with the Vatican. Under Rafael Trujillo's government, the power of the Catholic Church was limited.

See also

References and notes

  1. ↑ Latinobarometro, Opinion Publica Latinoamericana, Enero 2018.
  2. ↑ International Religious Freedom Report 2022 Dominican Republic , US State Department, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.
  3. ↑ Catholics And Culture website, retrieved 20234-08-01
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