Saint George's diocese in Grenada
| Saint George's diocese in Grenada | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Grenada |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Castries |
| Diocesan bishop | Clyde Martin Harvey |
| founding | 1956 |
| surface | 344 km² |
| Parishes | 20 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Residents | 103,000 ( 12/31/2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Catholics | 46,000 ( 12/31/2014 / AP2016 ) |
| proportion of | 44.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 9 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Religious priest | 13 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,091 |
| Permanent deacons | 7 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Friars | 18 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 33 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception |
| address | Morne Jaloux, PO Box 375, Saint George's, Grenada, WI |
| Website | http://www.stgdiocese.org/diocese/ |
The diocese of Saint George's in Grenada ( Latin : Dioecesis Sancti Georgii ) is a Roman Catholic diocese based in St. George’s in Grenada .
history
Pope Pius XII founded on February 20, 1956 the diocese from cession of territory of the Archdiocese of Port of Spain and subordinated it to the Archdiocese of Castries as a suffragan . On March 7, 1970 it gave parts of its territory to the newly established Diocese of Bridgetown-Kingstown , namely the islands of Barbados , St. Vincent and the Grenadines (except Carriacou and Petit Martinique ).
Bishops
The bishopric is the Immaculate Conception Cathedral .
- Justin James Field OP (January 14, 1957 - August 4, 1969)
- Patrick Webster OSB (March 7, 1970 - November 18, 1974, then Archbishop of Castries )
- Sydney Anicetus Charles (November 18, 1974 - July 10, 2002)
- Vincent Matthew Darius OP (July 10, 2002 - April 26, 2016)
- Clyde Martin Harvey (since June 23, 2017)
