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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port of Spain

Coordinates: 10°40′00″N 61°31′00″W / 10.6667°N 61.5167°W / 10.6667; -61.5167
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Archdiocese of Port of Spain

Archidioecesis 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 ArchbishopJoseph Everard Harris
Vicar GeneralMonsignor Christian Pereira
Bishops emeritusEdward Joseph Gilbert Archbishop Emeritus
Website
Website of the Archdiocese

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port of Spain (Template:Lang-la) is a metropolitan diocese of the Latin Rite 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.

The diocese of Port of Spain was originally erected as a Vicariate Apostolic in 1818 and elevated to an Archdiocese in April 1830.

See also

Ordinaries

References

  • The Archdiocese of Port of Spain official site
  • "Archdiocese of Port of Spain". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-27.
  • Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Archdiocese of Port of Spain" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

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