Roman Catholic Diocese of Montego Bay explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Montego Bay
Latin:Dioecesis Sinus Sereni
Country: Jamaica
Metropolitan:Archbishop Kenneth David Oswin Richards
Province:Province of Kingston in Jamaica
Coordinates:18.4673°N -77.8956°W
Area Km2:3,878
Population:822,100
Population As Of:2004
Catholics:14,926
Catholics Percent:1.8
Parishes:15
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Rite:Latin Rite
Established:14 September 1967 (years ago)
Bishop Title:Bishop
Map:Jamaica - Diocese of Montego Bay.jpg
Website:mobaydiocese.tripod.com

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Montego Bay (Latin: Dioecesis Sinus Sereni) is a Latin suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Church located on the northwest part of the island of Jamaica (Greater Antilles), in the Caribbean ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kingston (which covers all Jamaica, the Cayman Islands and Belize), yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. Its episcopal see is the Most Blessed Sacrament Cathedral, in Montego Bay, Saint James (civil) parish. Pope Francis appointed Burchell Alexander McPherson of the Archdiocese of Kingston the third Bishop of Montego Bay on April 11, 2013. He was consecrated and installed at Blessed Sacrament Cathedral, Montego Bay on June 8, 2013.

History

Episcopal ordinaries

(all Latin Rite, so far native) [1]

Statistics and extent

As per 2014, it pastorally served 10,000 Catholics (1.5% of 647,600 total) on 3,878 km2 in 10 parishes and 22 missions with 12 priests (9 diocesan, 3 religious), 12 deacons, 16 lay religious (6 brothers, 10 sisters) and 1 seminarian.[1]

The diocese of Montego Bay is made up of five administrative parishes: St. James, Trelawny, St. Ann, Westmoreland and Hanover.

Of the three Roman Catholic dioceses in Jamaica, the diocese of Montego Bay is the largest in land area spanning 1,500 sq. miles.

Parishes

Not every parish in the Montego Bay Diocese is able to have a full-time priest available. Many parishes rely on missionary priests to aid in the celebration of Mass and the sacraments. The list of parishes includes the name of the full-time pastor if available.

See also

Sources and external links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Diocese of Montego Bay, Jamaica. GCatholic.
  2. Web site: The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church . 26 July 2012.
  3. Web site: Blessed Sacrament Cathedral (Montego Bay) . dead . 26 July 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120322180736/http://mobaydiocese.tripod.com/theromancatholicdioceseofmontegobay/id2.html . 22 March 2012 .
  4. Web site: Holy Name (Bamboo) . dead . 26 July 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120322180756/http://mobaydiocese.tripod.com/theromancatholicdioceseofmontegobay/id4.html . 22 March 2012 .