Diocese of Saint George’s in Grenada, Grenada 🇬🇩

Continent: Central America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Saint George’s in Grenada / Sancti Georgii (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Castries

Neighbouring Dioceses: Carúpano (↙), Kingstown (↗), Port of Spain (↓)

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

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Celebrations

Liturgical Calendar (Universal) 📅

History

1956.02.20: Established as Diocese of Saint George’s in Grenada / Sancti Georgii (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Port of Spain and became suffragan of Port of Spain)
1970.03.07: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Bridgetown–Kingstown
1974.11.18: Became suffragan of Castries

Present Prelates

Bishop:	vacant
Apostolic Administrator (2026.06.09 – ...):	Archbishop Gabriel Malzaire (68) Metropolitan Archbishop of Castries (Saint Lucia)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Saint George’s in Grenada (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Gabriel Malzaire (68)
(Apostolic Administrator 2026.06.09 – ...)

Bishop Clyde Martin Harvey (77)
(2017.06.23 – 2026.06.09)

Bishop emeritus of Saint George’s in Grenada (Grenada)

Loving kindness

Born:	1948.11.09 (Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago)
Ordained Priest:	1976.06.27
Consecrated Bishop:	2017.07.29

Priest of Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago) (1976.06.27 – 2017.06.23)

Bishop of Saint George’s in Grenada (Grenada) (2017.06.23 – 2026.06.09)

Bishop Vincent Matthew Darius, O.P.
(2002.07.10 – 2016.04.26)

Proclaim the good news

Born:	1955.09.06 (Crochi, Grenada)
Ordained Priest:	1987.06.28
Consecrated Bishop:	2002.10.02
Died:	2016.04.26 (New York City, NY, USA † 60)

Bishop of Saint George’s in Grenada (Grenada) (2002.07.10 – 2016.04.26)

Bishop Sydney Anicetus Charles
(1974.11.18 – 2002.07.10)

Born:	1926.04.17 (St. Joseph, Trinidad and Tobago)
Ordained Priest:	1954.03.07
Consecrated Bishop:	1975.01.26
Died:	2018.09.04 (St. George’s, Grenada † 92)

Priest of Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago) (1954.03.07 – 1974.11.18)

Bishop of Saint George’s in Grenada (Grenada) (1974.11.18 – 2002.07.10)

Bishop Patrick Webster, O.S.B. (later Archbishop)
(1970.03.07 – 1974.11.18)

Born:	1924.04.24 (Castries, Saint Lucia)
Ordained Priest:	1957.06.30
Consecrated Bishop:	1969.08.31
Died:	1989.07.24 († 65)

Titular Bishop of Otočac (1969.06.26 – 1970.03.07)

Auxiliary Bishop of Saint George’s in Grenada (Grenada) (1969.06.26 – 1970.03.07)

Apostolic Administrator of Saint George’s in Grenada (Grenada) (1969.08.05 – 1970.03.07)

Apostolic Administrator of Bridgetown–Kingstown (Barbados) (1970.03.07 – 1970.10.19)

Bishop of Saint George’s in Grenada (Grenada) (1970.03.07 – 1974.11.18)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Castries (Saint Lucia) (1974.11.18 – 1979.05.10)

Bishop Patrick Webster, O.S.B. (later Archbishop)
(Apostolic Administrator 1969.08.05 – 1970.03.07)

Bishop Justin James Field, O.P.
(1957.01.14 – 1969.08.04)

Born:	1899.07.06 (Gloucester, England)
Ordained Priest:	1926.09.18
Consecrated Bishop:	1957.03.25
Died:	1969.08.04 (St. George’s, Grenada † 70)

Bishop of Saint George’s in Grenada (Grenada) (1957.01.14 – 1969.08.04)

Former Prelates

Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Patrick Webster, O.S.B. (later Archbishop) (1969.06.26 – 1970.03.07)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, St. George’s, Saint George

Churches by City (59)

Carúpano (↙), Kingstown (↗), Port of Spain (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 344 km²

Population: 38,580 Catholics (36.1% of 106,890 total)

Pastoral Centres: 20 parishes

Personnel: 16 priests (7 diocesan, 9 religious), 6 deacons, 37 religious (12 brothers, 25 sisters)