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Roman Catholic Diocese of Georgetown

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Metropolitan
  
Denomination
  
Roman Catholic

Area
  
214,887 km²

Parishes
  
24

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Country
  
Population- Total- Catholics
  
(as of 2008)752,00061,200 (8.1%)

Established
  
12 April 1837 (179 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Georgetown

Ecclesiastical province
  

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.

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 Singh (1972 - 2003) - Bishop Emeritus
  • Francis Dean Alleyne, O.S.B. (2003 - )
  • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Georgetown Wikipedia


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