Roman Catholic Diocese of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia in Higüey

History

• 1 April 1959: created from territory of the Archdiocese of Santo Domingo
• 1 February 1997: lost territory as did the Archdiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros to create the Diocese of San Pedro de Macorís

  Bishops

Ordinaries

• Juan Félix Pepén y Soliman †, became emeritus
• Hugo Eduardo Polanco Brito †, Archbishop, became emeritus
• Ramón Benito de La Rosa y Carpio, appointed Archbishop of Santiago de los Caballeros
• Gregorio Nicanor Peña Rodríguez, became emeritus
• Jesús Castro Marte

  Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

• Pablo Cedano Cedano †, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Santo Domingo in 1996