Episcopal Diocese of the Dominican Republic Episcopal Diocese of the Dominican Republic The Episcopal Diocese of the Dominican Republic () is the diocese of the Anglican Communion which covers all of the Dominican Republic. It is a member of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America and it is in Province IX. Its see city is Santo Domingo, and its cathedral is the Cathedral of the Epiphany. Benjamin Isaac Wilson, a teacher of the Christian faith, brought Anglicanism to the Dominican Republic in 1897 when he immigrated from the Virgin Islands. Wilson was ordained a priest the following year by James Theodore Holly, bishop
Sport in the Dominican Republic and soon after teams from the MLB began sending scouts to watch Dominican Republic players play. Between 1955 and 1980 there were 49 players from the Dominican Republic who played in the MLB. However, in the 1980s hundreds of players started coming to the United States as there became "working relationships between North American and Dominican teams." The first great pitcher from the Dominican Republic who starred in the United States was Juan Marichal who is nicknamed the "Dominican Dandy". He began his playing career in the MLB in 1960 after he was signed from the Dominican Republic by the