Roman Catholic Diocese of San Juan de la Maguana

Diocese of San Juan de la Maguana Dioecesis Sancti Ioannis Maguanensis
Location
Country	Dominican Republic
Ecclesiastical province	Province of Santo Domingo
Metropolitan	San Juan de la Maguana
Statistics
Area	7,476 km2 (2,886 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 550,000 450.000 (81.8%)
Parishes	29
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	25 September 1953 (70 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	José Dolores Grullón Estrella
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Juan de la Maguana (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Ioannis Maguanensis) (erected 25 September 1953 as the Territorial Prelature of San Juan de la Maguana, elevated 19 November 1969) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Santo Domingo.

Bishops

Ordinaries

• Tomás Francisco Reilly, C.SS.R. (1956–1977)
• Ronald Gerard Connors, C.SS.R. (1977–1991)
• José Dolores Grullón Estrella (1991 - )

Coadjutor bishop

• Ronald Gerard Connors, C.SS.R. (1976-1977)

Territorial losses

Year	Along with	To form
1976		Diocese of Barahona

External links and references

• "Diocese of San Juan de la Maguana". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-15.