Diocese of Georgetown Dioecesis Georgiopolitana | |
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Location | |
Country | Guyana |
Ecclesiastical province | Port of Spain |
Metropolitan | Port of Spain |
Statistics | |
Area | 214,887 km2 (82,968 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2013) 796,000 62,700 (7.9%) |
Parishes | 24 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 12 April 1837 (187 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Francis Dean Alleyne |
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.