Diocese of Barahona Dioecesis Barahonensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Dominican Republic |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Santo Domingo |
| Metropolitan | Barahona |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,892 km2 (1,117 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 357,000 191,000 (53.5%) |
| Parishes | 20 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 24 April 1976 (48 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Rev. Andrés Napoleón Romero Cárdenas[1] |
| Bishops emeritus | Rafael Leónidas Felipe y Núñez (as of Monday, 23 February 2015); Fabio Mamerto Rivas Santos, S.D.B. |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Barahona (Latin: Dioecesis Barahonensis) (erected 24 April 1976) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Santo Domingo.
