Roman Catholic Diocese of Georgetown

Diocese of Georgetown Dioecesis Georgiopolitana
Location
Country	Guyana
Ecclesiastical province	Port of Spain
Metropolitan	Port of Spain
Statistics
Area	214,887 km2 (82,968 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2013) 796,000 62,700 (7.9%)
Parishes	24
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	12 April 1837 (180 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Francis Dean Alleyne
Metropolitan Archbishop	Joseph Everard Harris
Emeritus Bishops	Benedict Singh
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Georgetown (Latin: Dioecesis Georgiopolitana) (erected 12 April 1837, as the Vicariate Apostolic of British Guiana) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Port of Spain. It was elevated to the Diocese of Georgetown on 29 February 1956. The diocese's cathedral, the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, is located in Georgetown, Guyana.

Ordinaries

• William Clancy (1837 - 1843)
• John Thomas Hynes, O.P. (1846 - 1858)
• James Etheridge, S.J. (1858 - 1877)
• Anthony Butler, S.J. (1878 - 1901)
• Compton Theodore Galton, S.J. (1902 - 1931)
• George Weld, S.J. (1932 - 1954)
• Richard Lester Guilly, S.J. (1956 - 1972)
• Benedict Singh (1972 - 2003) - Bishop Emeritus
• Francis Dean Alleyne, O.S.B. (2003 - )

External links and references

• "Diocese of Georgetown". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-27. 

http://www.rcdiocesegy.org/site/

http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/country/GY.htm

http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dgeor.html

Coordinates: 6°48′26″N 58°09′43″W / 6.80722°N 58.16194°W / 6.80722; -58.16194