Roman Catholic Diocese of Mandeville

Diocese of Mandeville Dioecesis Mandevillensis
Location
Country	Jamaica
Territory	Manchester Clarendon St. Elizabeth
Ecclesiastical province	Kingston in Jamaica
Coordinates	18.0371°N 77.5140°W / 18.0371; -77.5140
Statistics
Area	3,282 km^2 (1,267 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2014) 586,200 5,925 (1.0%)
Parishes	20
Churches	17 (and 8 missions)
Schools	18
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	15 April 1991 (33 years ago)
Cathedral	St. Paul of the Cross Cathedral
Patron saint	Our Lady of Holy Hope
Secular priests	17/18
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	John Derek Persaud
Metropolitan Archbishop	Kenneth Richards
Bishops emeritus	Gordon Bennett, SJ
Map
Website
mandevillediocese.org
GCatholic.org Diocesan website

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mandeville is a Latin suffragan bishopric in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica, yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

Its cathedral episcopal see is the St. Paul of the Cross Pro-Cathedral, in Mandeville, Jamaica, administrative (civil) Manchester Parish, in west-central Jamaica along the southern coast.

The current bishop is John Derek Persaud, who was appointed on June 19, 2020.[1]

History

Erected on 15 April 1991, as the Apostolic Vicariate of Mandeville, on territories split off from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica and Diocese of Montego Bay.

It was elevated on 21 November 1997 as Diocese of Mandeville. [2]

Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 5,925 Catholics (1.0% of 586,200 total) on 3,282 km² in 20 parishes with 19 priests (17 diocesan, 2 religious), 6 deacons and 29 lay religious (6 brothers, 23 sisters).[2]

Episcopal ordinaries

(all Roman Rite; so far missionary members of a Latin congregation) [2]

Apostolic Vicar of Mandeville

• Paul Michael Boyle, Passionists (C.P.) (born USA) (1991.04.15 – 1997.11.21 see below), Titular Bishop of Canapium (1991.04.15 – 1997.11.21), initially as Superior General of the Congregation of the Passion (Passionists, C.P.) (1976 – 1988)

Suffragan Bishops of Mandeville

• Paul Michael Boyle, C.P. (see above 1997.11.21 – retired 2004.07.06), died 2008
• Gordon Dunlap Bennett, Jesuits (S.J.) (born USA) (2004.07.06 – retired 2006.08.08); previously Titular Bishop of Nesqually (1997.12.23 – 2004.07.06) as Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore (USA) (1997.12.23 – 2004.07.06)
• Apostolic Administrator Charles Henry Dufour (2006.08.08 – 2008.05.20 see below); while Bishop of Montego Bay (Jamaica) (1995.12.06 – 2011.04.15)
• Neil Edward Tiedemann, C.P. (born USA) (2008 – 2016); appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn
• Apostolic Administrator (again) Charles Henry Dufour (see above 2016.04.29 – 2020.09.19), when just retired as Metropolitan Archbishop of Kingston in Jamaica (Jamaica) (2011.04.15 – 2016.04.29).
• John Derek Persaud (2020.06.19 – ...)

See also

• List of Catholic dioceses in Jamaica

References

1. "Resignations and Appointments, 19.06.2020". Vatican Press. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
2. "Diocese of Mandeville, Jamaica".

Sources and external links

• GCatholic, with Google satellite photo - data for all setyions
• Catholic-hierarchy.org - Mandeville