Roman 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.

Diocese of Saint George's in Grenada

Dioecesis Sancti Georgii
Location
Country Grenada
Ecclesiastical provinceCastries
Statistics
Area340 km2 (130 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2014)
102,295
46,485 (45.4%)
Parishes20 (1 mission)
Churches61
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite
Established20 February 1956 (64 years ago)
CathedralImmaculate Conception Cathedral, St. George's
Patron saintThe Blessed Virgin Mary
Secular priests7
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopClyde Martin Harvey
Metropolitan ArchbishopRobert Rivas OP
Bishops emeritusSydney Anicetus Charles
Website
StGDiocese.org
1.^ Most statistics from GCatholic.org 2.^ Coat of arms (of the Bishop), Catholic Diocese of Saint George's in Grenada

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) .

Bishops

(all Roman Rite)

Episcopal Ordinaries

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 - died 2018.09.04
  • 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.

Auxiliary bishop

  • Patrick Webster, O.S.B. (1969-1970), appointed Bishop here

See also

  • GCatholic with Google map - data for all section
  • "Diocese of Saint George's in Grenada". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-24.

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