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Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint George's in Grenada

Coordinates: 12°03′14″N 61°45′08″W / 12.0538°N 61.7522°W / 12.0538; -61.7522
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Diocese of Saint George's in Grenada

Dioecesis Sancti Georgii
Location
Country Grenada
Ecclesiastical provinceCastries
Statistics
Area340 km2 (130 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2014)
102,295
46,485 (45.4%)
Parishes20 (1 mission)
Churches61[1]
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite
Established20 February 1956 (68 years ago)
CathedralImmaculate Conception Cathedral, St. George's
Patron saintThe Blessed Virgin Mary[2]
Secular priests7
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopClyde Martin Harvey
Metropolitan ArchbishopRobert Rivas OP
Bishops emeritusSydney 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 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

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Statistics

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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

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(all Roman Rite)

Episcopal Ordinaries

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Suffragan Bishops of Saint George's in Grenada

Auxiliary bishop

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See also

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

12°03′14″N 61°45′08″W / 12.0538°N 61.7522°W / 12.0538; -61.7522