The Cibao Baseball Stadium was the scene of the investiture ceremony of Santiago’s fourth bishop and second archbishop, Ramon Benito de la Rosa y Carpio. Bishop Timothy Broglio, the Papal Nuncio, and Nicolas de Jesus Cardinal Lopez Rodriguez led the ceremonies, which were attended by all Catholic bishops of the Dominican Republic, as well as others from Puerto Rico, Cuba and Panama. Preisident and Mrs. Mejia were also in attendance. De la Rosa y Carpio will take the place of Juan Antonio Flores, who resigned upon turning 75 and requested that Pope John Paul II replace him as archbishop of the province of Santiago. Within the Catholic scheme of ecclesiastic organization, which is based on the old Roman model of parishes, dioceses, and provinces, Santiago encompasses the dioceses of Mao-Montecristi, Puerto Plata, La Vega, San Francisco de Macoris and the city of Santiago. The new archbishop was formerly at the National Sanctuary at the Basilica of La Altagracia, in Higuey. The installation of the new archbishop coincided with the 50th anniversary of the creation of the dioceses of Santiago.
\nThe new metropolitan archbishop of Santiago is president of the Conference of the Episcopate, the leading organization of the Roman Catholic Church in the country. De la Rosa y Carpio was ordained a priest in 1965, and studied theology in Rome. He graduated from the Catholic Institute of Paris in 1968 and also studied theology at the Universidad Pontificia Javieriana de Colombia (1984-1987). He was auxiliary bishop of the Diocesis of Santo Domingo, up to when in 1995 he was appointed by Pope John Paul II bisho of La Altagracia in Higuey, his native city. He is secretary general of the Consejo Episcopal Latinamericano (Celam). For more on his background, see
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The Cibao Baseball Stadium was the scene of the investiture ceremony of Santiago’s fourth bishop and second archbishop, Ramon Benito de la Rosa y Carpio. Bishop Timothy Broglio, the Papal Nuncio, and Nicolas de Jesus Cardinal Lopez Rodriguez led the ceremonies, which were attended by all Catholic bishops of the Dominican Republic, as well as … <\/p>\n