Roman Catholic Diocese of Georgetown

Diocese of Georgetown Dioecesis Georgiopolitana
Location
Country	Guyana
Ecclesiastical province	Port of Spain
Metropolitan	Port of Spain
Statistics
Area	214,887 km2 (82,968 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2013) 796,000 62,700 (7.9%)
Parishes	24
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	12 April 1837 (184 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Georgetown (Latin: Dioecesis Georgiopolitana) (erected 12 April 1837, as the Vicariate Apostolic of British Guiana) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Port of Spain. It was elevated to the Diocese of Georgetown on 29 February 1956. The diocese's cathedral, the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, is located in Georgetown, Guyana.

Bishops[]

Ordinaries[]

• William Clancy (1837 - 1843)
• , O.P. (1846 - 1858)
• , S.J. (1858 - 1877)
• , S.J. (1878 - 1901)
• , S.J. (1902 - 1931)
• , S.J. (1932 - 1954)
• , S.J. (1956 - 1972)
• Benedict Ganesh Singh (1972 - 2003)
• , O.S.B. (2003 - )

Auxiliary bishop[]

• Benedict Ganesh Singh (1971 - 1972), appointed Bishop here

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop[]

• , appointed Bishop of Mandeville, Jamaica in 2020^[1]

References[]

• "Diocese of Georgetown". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-27.

http://www.rcdiocesegy.org/site/

http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/country/GY.htm

http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dgeor.html

Coordinates: 6°48′26″N 58°09′43″W / 6.80722°N 58.16194°W / 6.80722; -58.16194

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