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

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Concordat between the Holy See and the Dominican Republic (1954) appliesTo Catholic Church in the Dominican Republic