Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica (Latin: Archidioecesis Regiopolitanus in Iamaica) is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Caribbean. The Archdiocese encompasses the larger portion of the island of Jamaica, and the capital of Kingston. The archdiocese is the metropolitan archdiocese for three suffragan dioceses: Belize City-Belmopan, Mandeville, and Montego Bay, as well as the Mission Sui Iuris of Cayman Islands. The archdiocese and its suffragan dioceses are members of the Antilles Episcopal Conference.

Originally erected as the Vicariate Apostolic of Jamaica in 1837, the Vicariate was elevated to the Diocese of Kingston encompassing all of Jamaica in 1956. After the two suffragans were split from the former diocese, the diocese was elevated to the Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica in September 1967.

As of 2004, the diocese contains 32 parishes, 22 active diocesan priests, 25 religious priests, and 56,000 Catholics. It also has 116 Women Religious, 134 Religious Brothers, and 20 permanent deacons. Donald James Reece was the Archbishop between April 12, 2008 and April 15, 2011 [1]. He was succeeded by Charles Henry Dufour, former bishop of the Diocese of Montego Bay, who was installed on June 16, 2011 [2].

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 Joseph 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 Emmanuel Carter S.J. (1970–1994)
• Edgerton Clarke (1994–2004)
• Lawrence Aloysius Burke S.J. (2004–2008)
• Donald James Reece (2008–2011)
• Charles Henry Dufour (2011–present)

References

• Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica page at catholichierarchy.org retrieved July 18, 2006

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