Roman Catholic Diocese of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia in Higüey

Latin Catholic jurisdiction in the Dominican Republic

The Diocese of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey (Latin: Dioecesis Higueyensis) (erected 1 April 1959) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Dominican Republic. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Santo Domingo.

History

• 1 April 1959: created from territory of the Archdiocese of Santo Domingo^[1]
• 1 February 1997: lost territory as did the Archdiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros to create the Diocese of San Pedro de Macorís^[2]

Bishops

Ordinaries

• Juan Félix Pepén y Soliman † (1959 - 1975), became emeritus
• Hugo Eduardo Polanco Brito † (1975 - 1995), Archbishop (personal title), became emeritus
• Ramón Benito de La Rosa y Carpio (1995 - 2003), appointed Archbishop of Santiago de los Caballeros
• Gregorio Nicanor Peña Rodríguez (2004 - 2020), became emeritus
• Jesús Castro Marte (2020 - )

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

• Pablo Cedano Cedano †, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Santo Domingo in 1996

References

1. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LI. 1959. pp. 689–91. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
2. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXXIX. 1997. pp. 242–3. Retrieved 30 May 2020.

External links

• "Diocese of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-15.