Bishop(s)
Suffragan Dioceses
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General Information
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Date | Event | From | To |
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Vicariate Apostolic of Giamaica o Jamaica | |||
10 January 1837 | Erected | Vicariate Apostolic of Trinidad | Vicariate Apostolic of Giamaica o Jamaica (erected) |
10 June 1888 | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Giamaica o Jamaica | Prefecture Apostolic of British Honduras (erected) |
Diocese of Kingston | |||
29 February 1956 | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Giamaica o Jamaica | Diocese of Kingston |
14 September 1967 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Kingston (Hanover, St. James, Westmoreland, St. Elizabeth, Trelawny, Manchester, and St. Anne) | Diocese of Montego Bay (erected) |
Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica | |||
14 September 1967 | Elevated | Diocese of Kingston | Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica |
8 September 1970 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica (Turks and Caicos Islands) | Diocese of Nassau |
15 April 1991 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica
Diocese of Montego Bay | Vicariate Apostolic of Mandeville (erected) (Manchester, Clarendon, and Saint Elizabeth (all in Middlesex)) |
14 July 2000 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Cayman Islands (erected) |
Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
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Vicariate Apostolic of Giamaica o Jamaica | ||||||||||||
1948 | 79,898 | 1,340,000 | 6.0% | 2 | 61 | 63 | 1,268 | 31 | 176 | ap1951 | ||
Diocese of Kingston | ||||||||||||
1966 | 139,508 | 1,827,000 | 7.6% | 17 | 99 | 116 | 1,202 | 66 | 262 | 12 | ap1967 | |
Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica | ||||||||||||
1970 | 139,084 | 1,176,927 | 11.8% | 15 | 75 | 90 | 1,545 | 92 | 208 | 27 | ap1971 | |
1976 | 152,420 | 1,209,819 | 12.6% | 20 | 86 | 106 | 1,437 | 2 | 99 | 184 | 18 | ap1977 |
1978 | 167,714 | 1,153,047 | 14.5% | 22 | 64 | 86 | 1,950 | 2 | 73 | 148 | 29 | ap1981 |
1990 | 93,398 | 1,379,847 | 6.8% | 26 | 50 | 76 | 1,228 | 13 | 64 | 170 | 34 | ap1991 |
1999 | 96,645 | 1,360,042 | 7.1% | 24 | 34 | 58 | 1,666 | 17 | 88 | 129 | 33 | ap2000 |
2000 | 96,645 | 1,360,042 | 7.1% | 23 | 29 | 52 | 1,858 | 18 | 40 | 127 | 33 | ap2001 |
2001 | 95,000 | 1,407,000 | 6.8% | 23 | 29 | 52 | 1,826 | 16 | 70 | 123 | 32 | ap2002 |
2002 | 92,000 | 1,407,000 | 6.5% | 22 | 29 | 51 | 1,803 | 21 | 94 | 115 | 33 | ap2003 |
2003 | 54,000 | 1,407,000 | 3.8% | 25 | 28 | 53 | 1,018 | 20 | 142 | 118 | 32 | ap2004 |
2004 | 56,000 | 1,400,000 | 4.0% | 22 | 25 | 47 | 1,191 | 20 | 134 | 116 | 32 | ap2005 |
2006 | 56,200 | 1,405,000 | 4.0% | 30 | 27 | 57 | 985 | 19 | 174 | 113 | 32 | ap2007 |
2013 | 58,400 | 1,460,000 | 4.0% | 38 | 20 | 58 | 1,006 | 29 | 167 | 97 | 31 | ap2014 |
2016 | 58,730 | 1,469,240 | 4.0% | 25 | 26 | 51 | 1,151 | 35 | 193 | 90 | 31 | ap2017 |
2019 | 58,400 | 1,472,000 | 4.0% | 28 | 23 | 51 | 1,145 | 42 | 247 | 84 | 30 | ap2020 |
2021 | 58,485 | 1,474,160 | 4.0% | 28 | 30 | 58 | 1,008 | 40 | 76 | 93 | 32 | ap2022 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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