Diocese of Baní
Banien(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Baní, Dominican Republic
Latin rite diocese in the southern Dominican Republic, erected on 8 November 1986 as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Santo Domingo. Its seat is the cathedral dedicated to Our Lady of Regla in Bani. Bishop Faustino Burgos Brisman, C.M. was appointed bishop on 17 August 2024.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 8 November 1986
- Latin
- Banien(sis)
- Patron
- Nuestra Senora de Regla
- Annuario code
- 001000815
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 803,700
- Population
- 747,000
- Priests
- 33
- Catholics per priest
- 24,355
- Extent
- 2,892 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 278
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Faustino Burgos Brisman, C.M.
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Catedral Nuestra Senora de Regla, Bani stands in Baní, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Santo Domingo
A suffragan of Santo Domingo.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of Santo DomingoSanto Domingo
- Diocese of BarahonaBarahona
- Diocese of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en HigüeyNuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey
- Diocese of San Juan de la MaguanaSan Juan de la Maguana
- Diocese of San Pedro de MacorísSan Pedro de Macorís
- Diocese of Stella MarisStella Maris
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Erected on 8 November 1986, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Baní (Latin: Dioecesis Baniensis) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Santo Domingo. Its seat is the cathedral dedicated to Our Lady of Regla.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.