Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port of Spain

The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Port of Spain (Latin: Archidioecesis Metropolitae Portus Hispaniae) is a metropolitan diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in the Caribbean. The archdiocese encompasses the entirety of the former Spanish dependency of Trinidad, including the islands of Trinidad and Tobago. The archdiocese is the Metropolitan responsible for the suffragan Dioceses of Bridgetown, Georgetown, Paramaribo and Willemstad, and is a member of the Antilles Episcopal Conference.

Metropolitan Archdiocese of Port of Spain

Archidioecesis Metropolitae Portus Hispaniae
Location
Country Trinidad and Tobago
Ecclesiastical provincePort of Spain
Statistics
Area5,128 sq mi (13,280 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
1,310,000
340,000 (26%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedApril 30, 1850 (174 years ago)
CathedralCathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Port of Spain
Patron saintImmaculate Conception
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopCharles Jason Gordon
Vicar GeneralFr. Martin Sirju
Bishops emeritusJoseph Everard Harris, CSSp
Edward Joseph Gilbert, CSsR
Website
Website of the Archdiocese

The diocese of Port of Spain was originally erected as a vicariate apostolic in 1818 and elevated to an archdiocese in April 1830.

Communications

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The archdiocese has its own special-purpose company, Catholic Media Services Limited (CAMSEL), responsible for coordinating communications. The diocesan weekly newspaper, Catholic News, has been published in Trinidad since 1892 and since 2006 has been published by CAMSEL.

There is also a local TV station which operates under the aegis of the archdiocese but is independently owned and operated by the Living Water Community, a public association of Christian Faithful founded in Trinidad.

The vicar for communications is Fr. Robert Christo.

Pastoral regions

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The archdiocese is divided into six regions known as vicariates and each headed by a regional episcopal vicar.

  • Central Vicariate
  • Eastern Vicariate
  • Northern Vicariate
  • Southern Vicariate
  • Suburban Vicariate
  • Tobago Vicariate

Bishops

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Ordinaries

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Coadjutor bishops

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Auxiliary bishops

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Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

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  • Sydney Anicetus Charles, appointed Bishop of Saint George's in Grenada in 1974
  • Clyde Martin Harvey, appointed Bishop of Saint George's in Grenada in 2018
  • Malcolm Patrick Galt, CSSp., appointed Bishop of Bridgetown in Barbados in 1995
  • Francis Dean Alleyne, O.S.B., appointed Bishop of Georgetown in Guyana in 2003

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Trinidad & Tobago Holy Doors". Catholic Pilgrimage Sites. 2016-01-03. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
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