Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica, Jamaica

Continent: Central America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Metropolitan Archdiocese Metr. Archdiocese

Name: Kingston in Jamaica / Regiopolitan(us) in Iamaica (Latin)

Suffragan Sees: Belize City–Belmopan, Mandeville, Montego Bay, Cayman Islands

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

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History

1515: Established as Abbacy nullius of Jamaica / Giamaica (Italiano) / Jamaicæ (Latin) / Jamaycen(sis) (Latin)
1546.02.12: Became suffragan of Santo Domingo
1655: Suppressed
1837.01.10: Restored as Apostolic Vicariate of Jamaica / Giamaica (Italiano) / Jamaicæ (Latin) / Jamaycen(sis) (Latin) (from Apostolic Vicariate of Trinidad)
1888.06.10: Lost territory to establish Apostolic Prefecture of British Honduras
1956.02.29: Promoted as Diocese of Kingston / Kingstonien(sis) (Latin) (without ecclesiastical province)
1967.09.14: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica / Regiopolitan(us) in Iamaica (Latin) (with suffragan sees Belize and Montego Bay and lost territory to establish Diocese of Montego Bay)
1970.09.08: Lost territory to Diocese of Nassau
1991.04.15: Lost territory to establish Apostolic Vicariate of Mandeville
1997.11.21: Gained suffragan see Mandeville
2000.07.14: Lost territory to establish Mission sui juris of Cayman Islands and gained suffragan see Cayman Islands

Papal Visits

Pope John Paul II (1993.08)

Present Prelates

Metropolitan Archbishop (2016.04.29 – ...):

Archbishop Kenneth David Oswin Richards (66)

Ordinaries

Metropolitan Archbishops of Kingston in Jamaica (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Kenneth David Oswin Richards (66)
(2016.04.29 – ...)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Kingston in Jamaica (Jamaica)

To be holy

Born:	1958.08.16 (Linstead, Jamaica)
Ordained Priest:	1985.09.29
Consecrated Bishop:	2012.02.08

Priest of Kingston in Jamaica (Jamaica) (1985.09.29 – 2011.11.19)

Chaplain of His Holiness (2009.03.30 – 2011.11.19)

Bishop of Saint John’s–Basseterre (Antigua and Barbuda) (2011.11.19 – 2016.04.29)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Kingston in Jamaica (Jamaica) (2016.04.29 – ...)

Archbishop Charles Henry Dufour (84)
(2011.04.15 – 2016.04.29)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Kingston in Jamaica (Jamaica)

Sent to serve

Born:	1940.04.25 (Kingston, Jamaica)
Ordained Priest:	1970.08.12
Consecrated Bishop:	1996.02.10

Priest of Kingston in Jamaica (Jamaica) (1970.08.12 – 1995.12.06)

Bishop of Montego Bay (Jamaica) (1995.12.06 – 2011.04.15)

Apostolic Administrator of Mandeville (Jamaica) (2006.08.08 – 2008.05.20)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Kingston in Jamaica (Jamaica) (2011.04.15 – 2016.04.29)

Apostolic Administrator of Mandeville (Jamaica) (2016.04.29 – 2020.06.19)

Archbishop Donald James Reece (90)
(2008.04.12 – 2011.04.15)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Kingston in Jamaica (Jamaica)
former President of Antilles Episcopal Conference

Your kingdom come

Born:	1934.04.13 (Kingston, Jamaica)
Ordained Priest:	1971.01.03
Consecrated Bishop:	1981.10.08

Priest of Kingston in Jamaica (Jamaica) (1971.01.03 – 1981.07.17)

Bishop of Saint John’s–Basseterre (Antigua and Barbuda) (1981.07.17 – 2007.10.12)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Kingston in Jamaica (Jamaica) (2007.10.12 – 2008.04.12)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Kingston in Jamaica (Jamaica) (2008.04.12 – 2011.04.15)

President of Antilles Episcopal Conference (2008.05 – 2011.04.15)

Archbishop Lawrence Aloysius Burke, S.J.
(2004.02.17 – 2008.04.12)

Jesus is Lord

Born:	1932.10.27 (Kingston, Jamaica)
Ordained Priest:	1964.06.16
Consecrated Bishop:	1981.10.11
Died:	2010.01.24 († 77)

Bishop of Nassau (Bahamas) (1981.07.17 – 1999.06.22)

Ecclesiastical Superior of Turks and Caicos Islands (Turks and Caicos Islands) (1984.06.10 – 1998.10.17)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Nassau (Bahamas) (1999.06.22 – 2004.02.17)

President of Antilles Episcopal Conference (2003.05 – 2008.05)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Kingston in Jamaica (Jamaica) (2004.02.17 – 2008.04.12)

Archbishop Edgerton Roland Clarke (95)
(1994.11.11 – 2004.02.17)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Kingston in Jamaica (Jamaica)

Born:	1929.02.14 (Cambridge, Jamaica)
Ordained Priest:	1960.02.02
Consecrated Bishop:	1967.11.30

Priest of Kingston (Jamaica) (1960.02.02 – 1967.09.14)

Bishop of Montego Bay (Jamaica) (1967.09.14 – 1994.11.11)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Kingston in Jamaica (Jamaica) (1994.11.11 – 2004.02.17)

President of Antilles Episcopal Conference (1997 – 2003)

Archbishop Samuel Emmanuel Carter, S.J.
(1970.09.01 – 1994.11.11)

That all may be one

Born:	1919.07.31 (Jamaica)
Ordained Priest:	1954.06.19
Consecrated Bishop:	1966.04.25
Died:	2002.09.03 († 83)

Titular Bishop of Cenculiana (1966.02.01 – 1970.09.01)

Auxiliary Bishop of Kingston in Jamaica (Jamaica) (1966.02.01 – 1970.09.01)

President of Antilles Episcopal Conference (1968 – 1979)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Kingston in Jamaica (Jamaica) (1970.09.01 – 1994.11.11)

President of Antilles Episcopal Conference (1984 – 1991)

Archbishop John Joseph McEleney, S.J.
(1967.09.14 – 1970.09.01)

Born:	1895.11.13 (Woburn, MA, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1930.06.18
Consecrated Bishop:	1950.04.15
Died:	1986.10.05 († 90)

Titular Bishop of Zeugma in Syria (1950.02.03 – 1956.02.29)

Vicar Apostolic of Jamaica (Jamaica) (1950.02.03 – 1956.02.29)

Bishop of Kingston (Jamaica) (1956.02.29 – 1967.09.14)

President of Antilles Episcopal Conference (1967 – 1968)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Kingston in Jamaica (Jamaica) (1967.09.14 – 1970.09.01)

Titular Bishop of Lorium (1970.09.01 – 1970.12.23)

Bishops of Kingston (Roman Rite)

Bishop John Joseph McEleney, S.J. (later Archbishop)
(1956.02.29 – 1967.09.14)

(see above)

Vicars Apostolic of Jamaica (Roman Rite)

Bishop John Joseph McEleney, S.J. (later Archbishop)
(1950.02.03 – 1956.02.29)

(see above)

Bishop Thomas Addis Emmet, S.J.
(1930.07.03 – 1949.04.08)

Born:	1873.08.23 (USA)
Ordained Priest:	1909.07.30
Consecrated Bishop:	1930.09.21
Died:	1950.10.05 († 77)

Vicar Apostolic of Jamaica (Jamaica) (1930.07.03 – 1949.04.08)

Titular Bishop of Tuscamia (1930.07.03 – 1950.10.05)

Bishop Joseph Nicholas Dinand, S.J.
(1927.07.12 – 1930)

Born:	1869.12.03 (USA)
Ordained Priest:	1903.06.25
Consecrated Bishop:	1927.10.30
Died:	1943.07.29 († 73)

Vicar Apostolic of Jamaica (Jamaica) (1927.07.12 – 1930)

Titular Bishop of Selinus (1927.07.12 – 1943.07.29)

Bishop William Francis O’Hare, S.J.
(1919.09.02 – 1926.10.11)

Born:	1870.01.23 (USA)
Ordained Priest:	1903.06.25
Consecrated Bishop:	1920.02.25
Died:	1926.10.11 († 56)

Titular Bishop of Maximianopolis (1919.09.02 – 1926.10.11)

Vicar Apostolic of Jamaica (Jamaica) (1919.09.02 – 1926.10.11)

Bishop John Joseph Collins, S.J.
(1907.06.12 – 1918.03.16)

Born:	1856.11.15 (USA)
Ordained Priest:	1891.08.29
Consecrated Bishop:	1907.10.28
Died:	1934.11.30 († 78)

Apostolic Administrator of Jamaica (Jamaica) (1906.03.09 – 1907.06.12)

Vicar Apostolic of Jamaica (Jamaica) (1907.06.12 – 1918.03.16)

Titular Bishop of Antiphellus (1907.06.12 – 1934.11.30)

Fr. John Joseph Collins, S.J. (later Bishop)
(Apostolic Administrator 1906.03.09 – 1907.06.12)

Bishop Charles Menzies Gordon, S.J.
(1889.05.28 – 1906.01.11)

Born:	1831.03.05
Ordained Priest:	1878
Consecrated Bishop:	1889.05.08
Died:	1911.11.16 († 80)

Vicar Apostolic of Jamaica (Jamaica) (1889.05.28 – 1906.01.11)

Titular Bishop of Thyatira (1889.05.28 – 1911.11.16)

Bishop Thomas Porter, S.J.
(1877.09.06 – 1888.09.29)

Born:	(USA)
Died:	1888.09.29

Vicar Apostolic of Jamaica (Jamaica) (1877.09.06 – 1888.09.29)

Bishop Joseph Sidney Woollett, S.J.
(1871 – 1898.02.06)

Born:	1818.03.23
Ordained Priest:	1853
Died:	1898.02.06 († 79)

Vicar Apostolic of Jamaica (Jamaica) (1871 – 1898.02.06)

Bishop James Eustace Dupeyron, S.J.
(1855.09.27 – 1872.07.28)

Born:	1804.12.30
Died:	1872.07.28 († 67)

Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Jamaica (Jamaica) (1851.09.11 – 1855.09.27)

Vicar Apostolic of Jamaica (Jamaica) (1855.09.27 – 1872.07.28)

Bishop Benito Fernández, O.F.M.
(1837.01.10 – 1855.09.27)

Died:

1855.09.27

Vicar Apostolic of Jamaica (Jamaica) (1837.01.10 – 1855.09.27)

Abbots nullius of Jamaica (Roman Rite)

Abbot Mateo de Medina Moreno
(1622 – 1650?)

Born:	(Spain)
Died:	1650?

Abbot nullius of Jamaica (Jamaica) (1622 – 1650?)

Abbot Francisco Marques de Villalobos
(1581.05 – 1606.08.03)

Born:	(Spain)
Died:	1606.08.03

Abbot nullius of Jamaica (Jamaica) (1581.05 – 1606.08.03)

Abbot Amador de Samano
(1539.05 – ?)

Born:

(Spain)

Abbot nullius of Jamaica (Jamaica) (1539.05 – ?)

Bishop Miguel Ramírez de Salamanca, O.P.
(1530.11.07 – 1534)

Consecrated Bishop:	1533.01.05
Died:	1534

Bishop of Santiago (Cuba) (1530.11.07 – 1534)

Abbot nullius of Jamaica (Jamaica) (1530.11.07 – 1534)

Abbot Pedro Mártir d’Angheria
(1525 – 1526.10)

Born:	1457.02.02 (Italy)
Died:	1526.10 († 69)

Abbot nullius of Jamaica (Jamaica) (1525 – 1526.10)

Abbot Luis de Figuerao, O.S.H.
(1523 – 1525)

Born:	(Spain)
Died:	1525

Bishop of Concepción de la Vega (Dominican Republic) (1523 – 1525)

Abbot nullius of Jamaica (Jamaica) (1523 – 1525)

Abbot Sancho de Matienza
(1515 – 1522)

Born:

(Spain)

Abbot nullius of Jamaica (Jamaica) (1515 – 1522)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Archbishop: Archbishop Donald James Reece (90) (2007.10.12 – 2008.04.12)
Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: Bishop James Eustace Dupeyron, S.J. (1851.09.11 – 1855.09.27)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Samuel Emmanuel Carter, S.J. (later Archbishop) (1966.02.01 – 1970.09.01)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Holy Trinity Cathedral, Kingston, Kingston

Mandeville (←), Montego Bay (↖), Les Cayes (→)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 1,262 km²

Population: 59,100 Catholics (4.0% of 1,478,500 total)

Pastoral Centres: 32 parishes

Personnel: 56 priests (30 diocesan, 26 religious), 37 deacons, 305 religious (227 brothers, 78 sisters), 9 seminarians