Diocese of Saint George's in Grenada Dioecesis Sancti Georgii | |
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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 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 20 February 1956 (68 years ago) |
Cathedral | Immaculate Conception Cathedral, St. George's |
Patron saint | The Blessed Virgin Mary |
Secular priests | 7 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Clyde Martin Harvey |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Robert Rivas OP |
Bishops emeritus | Sydney Anicetus Charles |
Website | |
catholicgnd | |
1. ^ Most statistics from GCatholic.org 2. ^ Coat of arms (of the Bishop), Catholic Diocese of Saint George's in Grenada |
The Roman CatholicDiocese of St. George's in Grenada (Latin : Dioecesis Sancti Georgii) is a diocese of the Catholic Church that 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. The diocese depends on the Dicastery for Evangelization.
Its episcopal see is the Immaculate Conception Cathedral, in the national capital of St. George's.
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) .
(all Roman Rite)
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