Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint George's in Grenada















































































Diocese of Saint George's in Grenada


Dioecesis Sancti Georgii


Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception C IM0109.JPG
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception

Location
Country  Grenada
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[1]
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Latin Rite
Established 20 February 1956 (63 years ago)
Cathedral Immaculate Conception Cathedral, St. George's
Patron saint
The Blessed Virgin Mary[2]
Secular priests 7
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Clyde Martin Harvey
Metropolitan Archbishop
Robert Rivas OP
Emeritus Bishops Sydney 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

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.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Statistics


  • 3 Episcopal Ordinaries


  • 4 See also


  • 5 Sources and external links





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 - 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.



See also


  • List of Catholic dioceses in Grenada


Sources and external links



  • GCatholic with Google map - data for all section


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Coordinates: 12°03′14″N 61°45′08″W / 12.0538°N 61.7522°W / 12.0538; -61.7522








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