Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port of Spain

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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port of Spain (Latin: Archidioecesis Portus Hispaniae) 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.

[edit] Ordinaries

• James Buckley (1819 - 1828)
• Daniel McDonnell (1828 - 1844)
• Richard Patrick Smith (1844 - 1852)
• Vincent Spaccapietra (1855 - 1859)
• Ferdinand English (1860 - 1862)
• Joachim-Hyacinthe Gonin, O.P. (1863 - 1889)
• Patrick Vincent Flood, O.P. (1889 - 1907)
• John Pius Dowling, O.P. (1909 - 1940)
• Patrick Finbar Ryan, O.P. (1940 - 1966)
• Gordon Anthony Pantin, C.S.Sp. (1967 - 2000)
• Edward Joseph Gilbert, C.SS.R. (2001 - )

[edit] References

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