Roman Catholicism in Guyana

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The Roman Catholic Church in Guyana is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.

There are about 90,000 Catholics in the country - around 12% of the total population. The country forms a single diocese - the Diocese of Georgetown, which was established in 1956.

The Church of England and the Church of Scotland had sole legal rights in Guyana until 1899, when the Catholic Church among others was given equal status. Most Catholics are Portuguese. The Georgetown Diocese was established in 1956. Its first native bishop was ordained in 1971.


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Argentina · Bolivia · Brazil · Chile · Colombia · Ecuador · Guyana · Panama* · Paraguay · Peru · Suriname · Trinidad and Tobago* · Uruguay · Venezuela

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