title: List of Catholic dioceses in the Dominican Republic
text: # List of Catholic dioceses in the Dominican Republic
  
  The Roman Catholic Church in the Dominican Republic comprises two ecclesiastical provinces, each headed by an archbishop. Each province is subdivided into an archdiocese and dioceses (nine in total), each headed by a bishop or an archbishop.
  
  ## Structured list of dioceses
  
  ### Episcopal Conference of the Dominican Republic
  
  **Ecclesiastical 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
  
  **Ecclesiastical 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
  
  **Sui iuris jurisdictions**
  
  * Military Bishopric of Dominican Republic
  
  ## List of dioceses
  
  | Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | Latin name | Type | Rite | Ecclesiastical Province | Established | Area $(km^2)$ |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Baní | Baniensis | Diocese | Roman | Santo Domingo | 8 November 1986 | 2,892 |
  | Barahona | Barahonensis | Diocese | Roman | Santo Domingo | 24 April 1976 | 6,973 |
  | Dominican Republic | Reipublicae Dominicanae | Military Ordinariate | Roman | Immediately subject to the Holy See | 23 January 1958 | — |
  | La Vega | Vegensis | Diocese | Roman | Santiago de los Caballeros | 25 September 1953 | 4,919 |
  | Mao-Monte Cristi | Maoënsis–Montis Christi | Diocese | Roman | Santiago de los Caballeros | 16 January 1978 | 4,841 |
  | Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey | Higueyensis / a Domina Nostra vulgo de la Altagracia in Higüey | Diocese | Roman | Santo Domingo | 1 April 1959 | 5,437 |
  | Puerto Plata | Portus Argentarii | Diocese | Roman | Santiago de los Caballeros | 16 December 1996 | 2,700 |
  | San Francisco de Macorís | Sancti Francisci de Macoris | Diocese | Roman | Santiago de los Caballeros | 16 January 1978 | 3,682 |
  | San Juan de la Maguana | Sancti Ioannis Maguanensis | Diocese | Roman | Santo Domingo | 25 September 1953 | 7,476 |
  | San Pedro de Macorís | Sancti Petri de Macoris | Diocese | Roman | Santo Domingo | 1 February 1997 | 2,588 |
  | Santiago de los Caballeros | Sancti Iacobi Equitum | Metropolitan Archdiocese | Roman | Santiago de los Caballeros | 25 September 1953 | 6,391 |
  | Santo Domingo | Sancti Dominici | Metropolitan Archdiocese | Roman | Santo Domingo | 8 August 1511 | 4,033 |
  