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Archdiocese of Port of Spain

Archidioecesis Portus Hispaniae



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Bishop(s)

  • Charles Jason Gordon, Archbishop
  • Edward Joseph Gilbert, C.SS.R., Archbishop Emeritus
  • Joseph Everard Harris, C.S.Sp., Archbishop Emeritus

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Erected: 30 April 1850
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Trinidad and Tobago
  • Region: Antilles (West Indies)
  • Square Kilometers: 5,128 (1,980 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: https://catholictt.org/
  • Mailing Address: Archbishop's House, 27 Maraval Road, Port of Spain, Trinidad, W.I.
  • Telephone: (868)622-2691
  • Fax: 622-8372

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Vicariate Apostolic of Trinidad
23 February 1818ErectedDiocese of Guayana Vicariate Apostolic of Trinidad (erected)
10 January 1837Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Trinidad Vicariate Apostolic of Giamaica o Jamaica (erected)
12 April 1837Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Trinidad Vicariate Apostolic of British Guiana (erected)
30 April 1850Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Trinidad Diocese of Roseau (erected)
Archdiocese of Port of Spain
30 April 1850ErectedPrefecture Apostolic of West Indies Archdiocese of Port of Spain (erected)
20 February 1956Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of British Guiana (Island of Barbados)
Archdiocese of Port of Spain (Islands of Grenada, Ronde, Carriacou, Little Martinique, Union, Mayreau, Canouan, Mustique, Bequia, and St. Vincent)
Diocese of Saint George’s in Grenada (erected)
20 February 1956Territory LostArchdiocese of Port of Spain (Island of St. Lucia) Diocese of Castries (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Archdiocese of Port of Spain
1950280,000750,00037.3%81021102,5456821263ap1951
1966299,649827,95736.2%181181362,2035125559ap1967
1968350,0001,035,00033.8%201161362,57315028159ap1971
1974370,0001,101,82433.6%171121292,86815025061ap1977
1980370,0001,102,00033.6%23921153,217112319459ap1981
1990400,0001,235,40032.4%35821173,41811317661ap1991
1999395,0001,250,00031.6%4347904,3887118262ap2000
2000395,0001,250,00031.6%39671063,7268214961ap2001
2001383,3021,277,67530.0%44661103,4848017561ap2002
2002383,3021,277,67530.0%42701123,4228514961ap2003
2003383,3021,277,67530.0%44721163,3048614961ap2004
2004383,3021,277,67530.0%45761213,1679414761ap2005
2010340,0001,310,00026.0%46601063,2077614261ap2011
2013351,0001,353,00025.9%44601043,375206614461ap2014
2016291,5281,349,66721.6%46601062,750197013862ap2017
2019285,6711,349,66721.2%4444883,246195711462ap2020
2021289,2701,366,72521.2%5337903,214155210661ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Vicariate Apostolic of Trinidad
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 168
  • Archdiocese of Port of Spain
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 168

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