First dioceses in the Americas mark 500th year

Submitted on August 11, 2011
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By By Ezra Fieser | Catholic News Service
A Catholic woman prays in church during Palm Sunday Mass in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, April 17. After 500 years, the Catholic faith remains strong in the region, though the rise of evangelicalism is seen as a threat to growth.
A Catholic woman prays in church during Palm Sunday Mass in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, April 17. After 500 years, the Catholic faith remains strong in the region, though the rise of evangelicalism is seen as a threat to growth.
CNS photo/Eduardo Munoz, Reuters
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Hundreds of Catholics gathered at the oldest cathedral in the Americas Aug. 8 to mark the 500th anniversary of the first Catholic dioceses in the Western Hemisphere. Before a large crowd in Columbus Plaza, in Santo Domingo’s colonial zone, Cardinal Carlos Amigo Vallejo, retired archbishop of Seville, Spain, celebrated Mass, highlighting Catholicism’s unwavering presence in the region.

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