The Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica ( la, Archidioecesis Regiopolitana in Iamaica) is an

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of the

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within the

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. Its area is the majority of

Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of Hispa ...

, including its capital, Kingston. The

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has three

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dioceses: Belize City-Belmopan, Mandeville and

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, as well as the Mission ''Sui Iuris'' of Cayman Islands. They and the archdiocese are members of the

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History

The archdiocese was originally called the Vicariate Apostolic of Jamaica when it was erected in 1837. In 1956, it became Diocese of Kingston and included all of Jamaica. In September 1967, two suffragans were split from the diocese and the diocese was elevated to an archdiocese. As of 2006, the diocese contains 32 parishes, 30 active diocesan priests, 27 religious priests, and 56,200 Catholics. It also has 174 religious brothers, 113 religious sisters, and 19 permanent deacons. Donald James Reece was the Archbishop between 12 April 2008 and 15 April 2011. He was succeeded by Charles Henry Dufour, former bishop of the Diocese of Montego Bay, who was appointed 15 April 2011.

Bishops

Ordinaries

# Benito Fernández, O.F.M. (1837–1855) #

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, S.J. (1855–1872) #

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, 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) #

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, 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 Charles Henry Dufour, Jr, CD (born 25 April 1940) is Archbishop emeritus of the Catholic Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica, having served from 2011 to 2016. Life until Priesthood Dufour was born in Kingston, Jamaica, to Charles Sr and Mavis; ...

(2011–2016) # Kenneth Richards (2017–present)

Coadjutor bishop

, 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

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kingston in Jamaica, Archdiocese Kingston, Jamaica Roman Catholic dioceses in Jamaica Religious organizations established in 1837 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century 1837 establishments in Jamaica A