Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint George's in Grenada explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Saint George's in Grenada
Latin:Dioecesis Sancti Georgii
Country: Grenada
Province:Castries
Area Km2:340
Population:102,295
Population As Of:2014
Catholics:46,485
Catholics Percent:45.4
Parishes:20 (1 mission)
Churches:61
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Rite:Latin Rite
Established:20 February 1956 (years ago)
Patron:The Blessed Virgin Mary
Priests:7
Bishop Title:Bishop
Bishop:Clyde Martin Harvey
Metro Archbishop:Robert Rivas OP
Emeritus Bishops:Sydney Anicetus Charles
Footnotes:1.Most statistics from GCatholic.org2.Coat of arms (of the Bishop), Catholic Diocese of Saint George's in Grenada

The Roman Catholic Diocese 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.

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

Sources and external links

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