Diocese of Saint George's in Grenada Dioecesis Sancti Georgii | |
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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 | |
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.