 Catholic Church in Dominican Republic | |
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| 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 |
| Origin | 1494 |
| Members | 6 million(2020) |
| Official website | Episcopal Conference of the Dominican Republic |
TheCatholic Church in theDominican Republic is part of the worldwideCatholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of thePope inRome.
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 1140priests across 709 parishes.[3]
Within the Dominican Republic the hierarchy consists of:
The Dominican Republic offers religious freedom, and Catholicism is the official religion of the state; this was signed into law by the1954 concordat with theVatican. UnderRafael Trujillo's government, the power of the Catholic Church was limited.
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