The Roman Catholic Diocese of Georgetown (

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: ''Dioecesis Georgiopolitana'') (erected 12 April 1837, as the Vicariate Apostolic of British Guiana) is a suffragan of the

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. 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

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Bishops

Ordinaries

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(1837 - 1843) * John Thomas Hynes, O.P. (1846 - 1858) *

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, 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 Ganesh Singh (1972 - 2003) * Francis Dean Alleyne, O.S.B. (2003 - )

Auxiliary bishop

* Benedict Ganesh Singh (1971 - 1972), appointed Bishop here

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

* John Derek Persaud, appointed Bishop of Mandeville, Jamaica in 2020

References

* http://www.rcdiocesegy.org/site/ http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/country/GY.htm http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dgeor.html Georgetown Georgetown Georgetown 1837 establishments in British Guiana Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Port of Spain {{SouthAm-RC-diocese-stub