Roman Catholic Diocese of Georgetown explained

Jurisdiction:	Diocese
Georgetown
Latin:	Dioecesis Georgiopolitana
Country:	Guyana
Metropolitan:	Port of Spain
Province:	Port of Spain
Area Km2:	214,887
Population:	796,000
Population As Of:	2013
Catholics:	62,700
Catholics Percent:	7.9
Parishes:	24
Denomination:	Roman Catholic
Rite:	Latin Rite
Established:	12 April 1837 (years ago)
Bishop Title:	Bishop
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.

Bishops

Ordinaries

William Clancy (1837 - 1843)
John Thomas Hynes, O.P. (1846 - 1858)
James Etheridge, S.J. (1858 - 1877)
Anthony Butler, S.J. (1878 - 1901)
Compton Theodore Galton, S.J. (1902 - 1931)
George Weld, S.J. (1932 - 1954)
Richard Lester Guilly, S.J. (1956 - 1972)
Benedict Ganesh Singh (1972 - 2003)
Francis Dean Alleyne, O.S.B. (2003 -)

Auxiliary bishop

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

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

John Derek Persaud, appointed Bishop of Mandeville, Jamaica in 2020^[1]

References

Web site: Diocese of Georgetown. Catholic-Hierarchy. 2007-02-27.

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

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

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

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Notes and References

Web site: Resignations and Appointments, 19.06.2020. Vatican Press. 19 June 2020. 22 June 2020.