Roman Catholic Diocese of Georgetown

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Georgetown (Latin: Dioecesis Georgiopolitana) (erected 12 April 1837, as the Vicariate Apostolic of British Guiana) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Port of Spain. It was elevated to the Diocese of Georgetown on 29 February 1956. The diocese's cathedral, the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, is located in Georgetown, Guyana.

Diocese of Georgetown

Dioecesis Georgiopolitana
Location
Country Guyana
Ecclesiastical provincePort of Spain
MetropolitanPort of Spain
Statistics
Area214,887 km2 (82,968 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2013)
796,000
62,700 (7.9%)
Parishes24
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite
Established12 April 1837 (186 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopFrancis Dean Alleyne
Website
Website of the Diocese

Bishops

Ordinaries

  • William Clancy (1837 - 1843)
  • John Thomas Hynes, O.P. (1846 - 1858)
  • James Etheridge, S.J. (1858 - 1877)
  • Anthony Butler, S.J. (1878 - 1901)
  • Compton Theodore Galton, S.J. (1902 - 1931)
  • George Weld, S.J. (1932 - 1954)
  • Richard Lester Guilly, S.J. (1956 - 1972)
  • Benedict Ganesh Singh (1972 - 2003)
  • Francis Dean Alleyne, O.S.B. (2003 - )

Auxiliary bishop

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

  • John Derek Persaud, appointed Bishop of Mandeville, Jamaica in 2020[1]

References

  1. "Resignations and Appointments, 19.06.2020". Vatican Press. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.

http://www.rcdiocesegy.org/site/ Archived 2013-11-04 at the Wayback Machine

http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/country/GY.htm

http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dgeor.html

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