Diocese of La Vega

Dioecesis Vegensis
Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción
Location
Country Dominican Republic
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Santiago de los Caballeros
MetropolitanConcepción de La Vega
Statistics
Area4,919 km2 (1,899 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
880,254
610,881 (69.4%)
Parishes60
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite
Established25 September 1953 (70 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopHéctor Rafael Rodríguez Rodríguez
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of La Vega (Latin: Dioecesis Vegensis) (erected 25 September 1953) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros.

Bishops

Ordinaries

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

  • Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez, appointed Bishop of San Francisco de Macorís in 1978; future Cardinal
  • Fausto Ramón Mejía Vallejo, appointed Bishop of San Francisco de Macorís in 2012
  • Ramón Benito Ángeles Fernández (priest here, 1978-2002), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Santo Domingo in 2017

Territorial losses

YearAlong withTo form
1978Diocese of Santiago de los CaballerosDiocese of San Francisco de Macorís
  • "Diocese of La Vega". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-15.
  • Official website of the Diocese of La Vega

19°13′26″N 70°31′58″W / 19.2240°N 70.5327°W / 19.2240; -70.5327


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