Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica
18°05′20″N 77°16′56″W / 18.0889°N 77.2821°W / 18.0889; -77.2821
- Total
- Catholics
1,460,000
58,400 (4%)
Donald James Reece
Edgerton Clarke
The Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica (Latin: Archidioecesis Regiopolitana in Iamaica) is an archdiocese of the Roman Rite within the Roman Catholic Church.[1] Its area is the majority of Jamaica, including its capital, Kingston.[1] the ecclesiastical province has three suffragan dioceses: Belize City-Belmopan, Mandeville and Montego Bay, as well as the Mission Sui Iuris of Cayman Islands.[1][2] They and the archdiocese are members of the Antilles Episcopal Conference.[1]
History
The archdiocese was originally called the Vicariate Apostolic of Jamaica when it was erected in 1837.[1] In 1956, it became Diocese of Kingston and included all of Jamaica.[1] In September 1967, two suffragans were split from the diocese and the diocese was elevated to an archdiocese.[1]
As of 2006, the diocese contains 32 parishes, 30 active diocesan priests, 27 religious priests, and 56,200 Catholics.[2] It also has 174 religious brothers, 113 religious sisters, and 19 permanent deacons.[2] Donald James Reece was the Archbishop between 12 April 2008 and 15 April 2011.[2] He was succeeded by Charles Henry Dufour, former bishop of the Diocese of Montego Bay, who was appointed 15 April 2011.[2]
Bishops
Ordinaries
- Benito Fernández, O.F.M. (1837–1855)
- James Eustace Dupeyron, S.J. (1855–1872)
- Joseph Sidney Woollett, S.J. (1871–1877)
- Thomas Porter, S.J. (1877–1888)
- Charles Gordon, S.J. (1889–1906)
- John J. Collins, S.J. (1907–1918)
- William F. O'Hare, S.J. (1919–1926)
- Joseph N. Dinand, S.J. (1927–1930)
- Thomas Addis Emmet, S.J. (1930–1949)
- John J. McEleney, S.J. (1950–1970)
- Samuel Carter, S.J. (1970–1994)
- Edgerton Clarke (1994–2004)
- Lawrence Aloysius Burke, S.J. (2004–2008)
- Donald James Reece (2008–2011)
- Charles Dufour (2011–2016)
- Kenneth Richards (2017–present)
Coadjutor bishop
- James Eustace Dupeyron, S.J. (1851–1875), as Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic
- Donald James Reece (2007–2008)
Auxiliary bishop
- Samuel Carter, S.J. (1967–1970), appointed Archbishop here
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Burchell Alexander McPherson, appointed Bishop of Montego Bay, Jamaica in 2013
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kingston, Jamaica, West indies. "Archdiocese of Kingston". Retrieved 26 August 2012.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c d e Cheney, David. "Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica". Retrieved 26 August 2012.
External links
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