Diocese of Roseau
| Diocese of Roseau | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Dominica |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Castries |
| Diocesan bishop | Gabriel Malzaire |
| founding | April 30, 1850 |
| surface | 746 km² |
| Parishes | 15 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Residents | 70,000 (December 31, 2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics | 42,000 (December 31, 2015 / AP2017 ) |
| proportion of | 60% |
| Diocesan priest | 12 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 13 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,680 |
| Permanent deacons | 2 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Friars | 17 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 14 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Fair Haven |
| address | Turkey Lane, PO Box 790, Roseau, Dominica, WI |
| Website | www.dioceseofroseau.org |
The Diocese of Roseau ( Latin : Dioecesis Rosensis ) is a Roman Catholic diocese based in Roseau on Dominica .
history
Pope Pius IX founded on April 30, 1850 the diocese from cession of territory of the Apostolic Vicariate Trinidad and subordinated it to this as a suffragan . On January 16, 1971, it lost parts of its territory in favor of the newly established diocese of Saint John’s .
On November 18, 1974 it was assigned to the ecclesiastical province of Castries.
Pastoral care
Since 1997, the priests have been supported in pastoral care by voluntary pastoral workers ( Lay Associates in Pastoral Care ). Each Lay Associate in Pastoral Care (LAPC) is appointed to serve by the bishop upon completion of their training.
Bishops
- Michael Monaghan (February 16, 1851 - July 14, 1855, deceased)
- Michel-Désiré Vesque (October 14, 1856 - July 10, 1858, died)
- René-Charles-Marie Poirier CIM (November 12, 1858 - April 23, 1878, died)
- Michael Naughten (1880 - July 4 - 1900, deceased)
- Philip Schelfhaut CSsR (March 16, 1902–1921, deceased)
- Giacomo Moris CSsR (March 4, 1922 - June 4, 1957, deceased)
- Arnold Boghaert CSsR (June 4, 1957 - November 29, 1993, deceased)
- Edward Joseph Gilbert CSsR (July 1, 1994 - March 21, 2001, then Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Port of Spain )
- Gabriel Malzaire (since July 10, 2002)
Footnotes
- ↑ Our Catholic Community , Roseau, October 2012, p. 6, and Our Catholic Community , November 2012, p. 5.