Diocese of

Mao–Monte Cristi

Dominican Republic

Continent: Central America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese

Area: 4,841 km²

Population: 454,000 Catholics (69.8% of 650,000 total) (2015)

Ecclesiastical Province: Santiago de los Caballeros

Neighbouring Dioceses: Hinche (←), Cap-Haïtien (↖), Turks and Caicos Islands (↑), Puerto Plata (↗), Santiago de los Caballeros (↘), San Juan de la Maguana (↓)

Depends on: Congregation for Bishops

Statistics: 29 parishes, 435 missions, 51 priests (38 diocesan, 13 religious), 12 deacons, 64 lay religious (14 brothers, 50 sisters), 20 seminarians (2015)

History

1978.01.16: Established as Diocese of Mao–Monte Cristi / Maoën(sis)–Montis Christi (Latin) (from Diocese of Santiago de los Caballeros)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Catedral Santa Cruz, Mao

Present Prelates

Bishop (2006.05.24 – ...):

Bishop Diómedes Espinal de León (69)

President of Dominican Episcopal Conference

Ordinaries

Bishops of Mao–Monte Cristi (Roman Rite)

Bishop Diómedes Espinal de León (69)
(2006.05.24 – ...)

Bishop of Mao–Monte Cristi (Dominican Republic)
President of Dominican Episcopal Conference

Born:	1949.08.25 (Dominican Republic)
Ordained Priest:	1978.07.22
Consecrated Bishop:	2000.06.02

Titular Bishop of Vardimissa (2000.04.20 – 2006.05.24)

Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de los Caballeros (Dominican Republic) (2000.04.20 – 2006.05.24)

Bishop of Mao–Monte Cristi (Dominican Republic) (2006.05.24 – ...)

President of Dominican Episcopal Conference (2017.07.07 – ...)

Bishop Jerónimo Tomás Abreu Herrera
(1978.01.16 – 2006.05.24)

Me envió a evangelizar a los pobres

Born:	1930.09.30 (Dominican Republic)
Ordained Priest:	1955.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:	1978.03.04
Died:	2012.06.27 († 81)

Bishop of Mao–Monte Cristi (Dominican Republic) (1978.01.16 – 2006.05.24)

as of 2018.11.07