Roman Catholic Diocese of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia in Higüey

Diocese of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey Dioecesis Higueyensis
Basílica Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia
Location
Country	Dominican Republic
Ecclesiastical province	Province of Santo Domingo
Metropolitan	Higüey
Statistics
Area	5,437 km2 (2,099 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 535,400 457,100 (85.4%)
Parishes	22
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	1 April 1959 (65 years ago)
Cathedral	Basílica Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Gregorio Nicanor Peña Rodríguez
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey (Latin: Dioecesis Higueyensis) (erected 1 April 1959) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Santo Domingo.

Ordinaries

• Juan Félix Pepén y Soliman † (1959 - 1975) - Bishop Emeritus
• Hugo Eduardo Polanco Brito (1975 - 1995)
• Ramón Benito de La Rosa y Carpio (1995 - 2003)
• Gregorio Nicanor Peña Rodríguez (2004 - )

Territorial losses

Year	Along with	To form
1997	Archdiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros	Diocese of San Pedro de Macorís

External links and references

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