what was the first dioceses established?
santo domingo
col : ecclesiastical jurisdictions | latin name | type | rite | ecclesiastical province | established | area (km2) row 1 : baní | baniensis | diocese | roman | santo domingo | 8 november 1986 | 2,892 row 2 : barahona | barahonensis | diocese | roman | santo domingo | 24 april 1976 | 6,973 row 3 : dominican republic | reipublicae dominicanae | military ordinariate | roman | immediately subject to the holy see | 23 january 1958 | — row 4 : la vega | vegensis | diocese | roman | santiago de los caballeros | 25 september 1953 | 4,919 row 5 : mao-monte cristi | maoënsis–montis christi | diocese | roman | santiago de los caballeros | 16 january 1978 | 4,841 row 6 : nuestra señora de la altagracia en | higueyensis / a domina nostra | diocese | roman | santo domingo | 1 april 1959 | 5,437 row 7 : puerto plata | portus argentarii | diocese | roman | santiago de los caballeros | 16 december 1996 | 2,700 row 8 : san francisco de macorís | sancti francisci de macoris | diocese | roman | santiago de los caballeros | 16 january 1978 | 3,682 row 9 : san juan de la maguana | sancti ioannis maguanensis | diocese | roman | santo domingo | 25 september 1953 | 7,476 row 10 : san pedro de macorís | sancti petri de macoris | diocese | roman | santo domingo | 1 february 1997 | 2,588 row 11 : santiago de los caballeros | sancti iacobi equitum | metropolitan archdiocese | roman | santiago de los caballeros | 25 september 1953 | 6,391 row 12 : santo domingo | sancti dominici | metropolitan archdiocese | roman | santo domingo | 8 august 1511 | 4,033
what was the first dioceses established?
Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions Latin name Type Rite Ecclesiastical Province Established Area (km2)
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
Santo Domingo