Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint George's in Grenada

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Diocese of Saint George's in Grenada

Dioecesis Sancti Georgii
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception C IM0109.JPG
Location
CountryFlag of Grenada.svg  Grenada
Ecclesiastical province Castries
Statistics
Area340 km2 (130 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2014)
102,295
46,485 (45.4%)
Parishes20 (1 mission)
Churches61
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Latin Rite
Established20 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.org
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.

Contents

Its episcopal see is the Immaculate Conception Cathedral, in the national capital of St. George's.

History

Statistics

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) .

Bishops

(all Roman Rite)

Episcopal Ordinaries

Suffragan Bishops of Saint George's in Grenada

Auxiliary bishop

See also

12°03′14″N61°45′08″W / 12.0538°N 61.7522°W / 12.0538; -61.7522


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