The Roman Catholic Diocese of St. George's in Grenada ( la, Dioecesis Sancti Georgii) is a

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, of the

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of the

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in the

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, which encompasses only and the entirety of

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. It is a

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of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Castries (

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) and a member of the

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. Its

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episcopal see is Immaculate Conception Cathedral, in national capital St. George's, Grenada.

History

* It was erected on 20 February 1956 as Diocese of St. George's in Grenada, on British Antillian territory split off from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Port of Spain * It lost territory on 1970.03.07 to establish the Diocese of Bridgetown-Kingstown.

Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 46,485 Catholics (45.4% of 102,295 total) on 340 km² in 20 parishes and 1 mission with 23 priests (7 diocesan, 16 religious), 8 deacons and 53 lay religious (20 brothers, 33 sisters) .

Bishops

(all

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Episcopal Ordinaries

;''Suffragan Bishops of Saint George's in Grenada'' * Justin James Field,

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(O.P.) (born England, UK) (1957.01.14 – death 1969.08.04) *

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(O.S.B.) (born Saint Lucia) (1970.03.07 – 1974.11.18), succeeding as former

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(1969.06.26 – 1970.03.07), Auxiliary Bishop of Saint George's in Grenada (1969.06.26 – 1970.03.07) and

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of Saint George's in Grenada (1969.08.05 – 1970.03.07); later Metropolitan Archbishop of

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(Saint Lucia) (1974.11.18 – retired 1979.05.10), died 1989 * Sydney Anicetus Charles (born Trinidad and Tobago) (1974.11.18 – retired 2002.07.10 - died 2018.09.04 * Vincent (Matthew) Darius, O.P. (born Grenada) (2002.07.10 – death 2016.04.26) * Clyde Martin Harvey (born Trinidad and Tobago) (2017.06.23 – ...), no previous prelature.

Auxiliary bishop

, O.S.B. (1969-1970), appointed Bishop here

Sources and external links

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* Roman Catholic dioceses in the Caribbean

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