Roman Catholic Diocese of Paramaribo

Diocese of Paramaribo

*Dioecesis Paramariboënsis*

Bisdom Paramaribo
Diocese of Paramaribo; Dioecesis Paramariboënsis; Bisdom Paramaribo
	Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul
Location
Country	Suriname
Ecclesiastical province	Port of Spain
Metropolitan	Port of Spain
Statistics
Area	163,265 km2 (63,037 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2013); 557,000; 135,000 (24,2%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	22 November 1817 (203 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop
Metropolitan Archbishop	Joseph Everard Harris
Website
	Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Paramaribo (Latin: Dioecesis Paramariboënsis; Dutch: Bisdom Paramaribo) (erected 22 November 1817, as the Prefecture Apostolic of Dutch Guyana-Suriname) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Port of Spain. It was elevated to an apostolic vicariate on 12 September 1842 and to the Diocese of Paramaribo on 7 May 1958.

Bishops[]

Ordinaries[]

(1826–1826)
(1826–1842), appointed Vicar Apostolic of Batavia
(1843–1863)
, C.SS.R. (1865–1875)
, C.SS.R. (1876–1889)
, C.SS.R. (1889–1906)
, C.SS.R. (1907–1911)
, C.SS.R. (1911–1947)
, C.SS.R. (1946–1971)
Aloysius Ferdinandus Zichem, C.SS.R. (1971–2003) – Bishop Emeritus
(2005–2014) – Bishop Emeritus
(2016 – )

Auxiliary bishop[]

Aloysius Ferdinandus Zichem, C.SS.R. (1969-1971), appointed Bishop here

External links and references[]

Diocese of Paramaribo – Suriname official site
"Diocese of Paramaribo". Catholic-Hierarchy. Archived from the original on 2005-04-14. Retrieved 2007-02-27.
http://catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dpara.html

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