Roman Catholic Diocese of Roseau

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Roseau (Latin: Dioecesis Rosensis) is a diocese of the Latin rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Caribbean. The diocese encompasses the entirety of the British dependency of Dominica. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Castries, and a member of the Antilles Episcopal Conference.

The diocese of Roseau was erected in 1850. The territory was previously part of the former Vicariate Apostolic of Trinidad.

[edit] Ordinaries

• Michael Monaghan (1851 - 1855)
• Michel-Désiré Vesque (1856 - 1858)
• René-Marie-Charles Poirier C.I.M. (1858 - 1878)
• Michael Naughten (1879 - 1900)
• Philip Schelfhaut C.S.S.R. (1902 - 1921)
• Giacomo Moris C.S.S.R. (1922 - 1957)
• Arnold Boghaert C.S.S.R. (1957 - 1993)
• Edward Joseph Gilbert C.S.S.R. (1994 - 2001)
• Gabriel Malzaire (2002 - )

[edit] References

• Diocese of Roseau. Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved on 2007-02-27.