Roman 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.

Diocese of Saint George's in Grenada Dioecesis Sancti Georgii
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
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[1]
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[2]
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

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

History

• It was erected on 20 February 1956 as Diocese of St. George's in Grenada, on British Antillian territory split off from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Port of Spain
• It lost territory on 1970.03.07 to establish the Diocese of Bridgetown-Kingstown.

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

• Justin James Field, Dominican Order (O.P.) (born England, UK) (1957.01.14 – death 1969.08.04)
• Patrick Webster, Benedictine Order (O.S.B.) (born Saint Lucia) (1970.03.07 – 1974.11.18), succeeding as former Titular Bishop of Otočac (1969.06.26 – 1970.03.07), Auxiliary Bishop of Saint George's in Grenada (1969.06.26 – 1970.03.07) and Apostolic Administrator of Saint George's in Grenada (1969.08.05 – 1970.03.07); later Metropolitan Archbishop of Castries (Saint Lucia) (1974.11.18 – retired 1979.05.10), died 1989
• Sydney Anicetus Charles (born Trinidad and Tobago) (1974.11.18 – retired 2002.07.10 - died 2018.09.04
• Vincent (Matthew) Darius, O.P. (born Grenada) (2002.07.10 – death 2016.04.26)
• Clyde Martin Harvey (born Trinidad and Tobago) (2017.06.23 – ...), no previous prelature.

Auxiliary bishop

• Patrick Webster, O.S.B. (1969-1970), appointed Bishop here

See also

• List of Catholic dioceses in Grenada

Sources and external links

• GCatholic with Google map - data for all section
• "Diocese of Saint George's in Grenada". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-24.