Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint George's in Grenada
| Diocese of Saint George's in Grenada Dioecesis Sancti Georgii | |
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| Location | |
| Country |
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| Ecclesiastical province | Castries |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 340 km2 (130 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2014) 102,295 46,485 (45.4%) |
| Parishes | 20 (1 mission) |
| Churches | 61 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 20 February 1956 (62 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Immaculate Conception Cathedral, St. George's |
| Patron saint | The Blessed Virgin Mary |
| Secular priests | 7 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Clyde Martin Harvey |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Robert Rivas OP |
| Emeritus Bishops | Sydney Anicetus Charles |
| Website | |
| StGDiocese.org | |
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1.^ Most statistics from GCatholic.org 2.^ Coat of arms (of the Bishop), Catholic Diocese of Saint George's in Grenada | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of St. George's in Grenada (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Georgii) is a diocese, of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Caribbean, which encompasses only and the entirety of Grenada. It is a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Castries (Saint Lucia) and a member of the Antilles Episcopal Conference, het depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
Its cathedral episcopal see is Immaculate Conception Cathedral, in national capital St. George's, Grenada.
History
- It was erected on 20 February 1956 as Diocese of St. George's in Grenada, on British Antillian territory split off from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Port of Spain
- It lost territory on 1970.03.07 to establish the Diocese of Bridgetown-Kingstown.
Statistics
As per 2014, it pastorally served 46,485 Catholics (45.4% of 102,295 total) on 340 km² in 20 parishes and 1 mission with 23 priests (7 diocesan, 16 religious), 8 deacons and 53 lay religious (20 brothers, 33 sisters) .
Episcopal Ordinaries
(all Roman Rite)
- Suffragan Bishops of Saint George’s in Grenada
- Justin James Field, Dominican Order (O.P.) (born England, UK) (1957.01.14 – death 1969.08.04)
- Patrick Webster, Benedictine Order (O.S.B.) (born Saint Lucia) (1970.03.07 – 1974.11.18), succeeding as former Titular Bishop of Otočac (1969.06.26 – 1970.03.07), Auxiliary Bishop of Saint George’s in Grenada (1969.06.26 – 1970.03.07) and Apostolic Administrator of Saint George’s in Grenada (1969.08.05 – 1970.03.07); later Metropolitan Archbishop of Castries (Saint Lucia) (1974.11.18 – retired 1979.05.10), died 1989
- Sydney Anicetus Charles (born Trinidad and Tobago) (1974.11.18 – retired 2002.07.10)
- Vincent (Matthew) Darius, O.P. (born Grenada) (2002.07.10 – death 2016.04.26)
- Clyde Martin Harvey (born Trinidad and Tobago) (2017.06.23 – ...), no previous prelature.
See also
Sources and external links
- GCatholic with Google map - data for all section
- "Diocese of Saint George's in Grenada". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-24.