Catholic Church in the Dominican Republic

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The Catholic Church in the Dominican Republic is the predominant Christian institution in the country, historically influential in its social and political life and formally recognized through a 1954 concordat with the Holy See.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian religious organization
part of the Catholic Church
celebratesNationalMarianFeast Feast of Our Lady of Altagracia
communionWith Holy See
concordatSignedWith Government of the Dominican Republic
Holy See
concordatYear 1954
country Dominican Republic
denomination Catholic Church
governedBy Dominican Episcopal Conference
hasArchdiocese Archdiocese of San Pedro de Macorís
Archdiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros
hasClergyType diocesan clergy
religious orders and congregations
hasDioceses Diocese of Baní
Diocese of Barahona
Diocese of La Vega
Diocese of Mao-Monte Cristi
Diocese of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey
Diocese of Puerto Plata
Diocese of San Francisco de Macorís
Diocese of San Juan de la Maguana
Diocese of San Pedro de Macorís
hasDiplomaticFrameworkWithState 1954 concordat between the Holy See and the Dominican Republic
hasLeader Pope
hasMetropolitanArchdiocese Archdiocese of Santo Domingo
hasMilitaryOrdinariate Military Ordinariate of the Dominican Republic
historicalInfluenceOn Dominican culture
Dominican education
Dominican politics
Dominican social life
historicalOriginPeriod Spanish colonial era
influences public morality debates in the Dominican Republic
introducedBy Spanish colonization
involvedIn education system of the Dominican Republic
legalStatus formally recognized religion
majorityOfPopulationAffiliation Catholicism
linked to: Roman Catholicism
majorShrine Basilica of Our Lady of Altagracia in Higüey
nationalMarianFeastDay 21 January
operates Catholic schools in the Dominican Republic
Catholic universities in the Dominican Republic
participatesIn public religious festivals and processions
partOf Ecclesiastical province of Santo Domingo
patroness Our Lady of Altagracia
predominantReligionIn Dominican Republic
primaryLanguageOfLiturgy Spanish
primaryLiturgicalRite Roman Rite
ritualForm Latin Church
secondaryLanguageOfLiturgy Latin
supremePontiffResidence Vatican City

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Concordat between the Holy See and the Dominican Republic (1954) appliesTo Catholic Church in the Dominican Republic
Dominican Revolutionary Party government opposedBy Catholic Church hierarchy in the Dominican Republic
linked to: Catholic Church in the Dominican Republic