Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port of Spain
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The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Port of Spain (Latin: Archidioecesis Metropolitae Portus Hispaniae) is a metropolitan diocese of the Latin Church 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.
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Port of Spain Archidioecesis Metropolitae Portus Hispaniae | |
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Location | |
Country | Trinidad and Tobago |
Ecclesiastical province | Port of Spain |
Statistics | |
Area | 5,128 sq mi (13,280 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 1,310,000 340,000 (26%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | April 30, 1850 (174 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Port of Spain |
Patron saint | Immaculate Conception |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Charles Jason Gordon |
Vicar General | Fr. Martin Sirju |
Bishops emeritus | Joseph Everard Harris, CSSp Edward Joseph Gilbert, CSsR |
Website | |
Website of the Archdiocese |
The diocese of Port of Spain was originally erected as a vicariate apostolic in 1818 and elevated to an archdiocese in April 1830.