Roman Catholic Diocese of Mandeville
Diocese of Mandeville Dioecesis Mandevillensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Jamaica |
Territory |
Manchester Clarendon St Elizabeth |
Ecclesiastical province | Kingston in Jamaica |
Coordinates | 18°02′14″N 77°30′50″W / 18.0371°N 77.5140°W |
Statistics | |
Area | 3,282 km2 (1,267 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2014) 586,200 5,925 (1.0%) |
Parishes | 20 |
Churches | 17 (and 8 missions) |
Schools | 18 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 15 April 1991 (25 years ago) |
Cathedral | St. Paul of the Cross Cathedral |
Patron saint | Our Lady of Holy Hope |
Secular priests | 17/18 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Kenneth Richards |
Apostolic Administrator | Charles Dufour |
Emeritus Bishops | Gordon Bennett, SJ |
Map | |
Website | |
mandevillediocese.org | |
GCatholic.org Diocesan website |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mandeville (erected 15 April 1991, as the Vicariate Apostolic of Mandeville) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica. It was elevated on 21 November 1997.
Ordinaries
- Paul Michael Boyle, CP (1991 – 2004)
- Gordon Dunlap Bennett, SJ (2004 – 2006)
- Neil Edward Tiedemann, CP (2008 – 2016)
Notes
- "Diocese of Mandeville". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-26.
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