Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica

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Bishop(s) Donald James Reece, Archbishop Lawrence Aloysius Burke, S.J., Archbishop Emeritus Edgerton Roland Clarke, Archbishop Emeritus Suffragan Dioceses Belize City-Belmopan Cayman Islands (Mission "Sui Iuris") Mandeville Montego Bay

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Elevated: 14 September 1967 Metropolitan See Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Jamaica Region: Antilles (West Indies) Square Kilometers: 3,267 (1,261 Square Miles) Official Web Site: http://www.archdioceseofkingston.org/ Mailing Address: Archbishop's Residence, 21 Hopefield Avenue, P.O. Box 43, Kingston 6, Jamaica Telephone: 927-9915; 978-6567 Fax: 927-4487

Historical Details

• Vicariate Apostolic of Giamaica o Jamaica
  • Latin Name: Jamaicae
  • Erected: 10 January 1837
  • Vicariate
  • Country: Jamaica
  • Region: Antilles (West Indies)

• Diocese of Kingston
  • Latin Name: Kingstoniensis
  • Elevated: 29 February 1956
  • Country: Jamaica
  • Region: Antilles (West Indies)
  • Description: All of Jamaica

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Benito Fernández, O.F.M. † (10 Jan 1837 Appointed - 27 Sep 1855 Died)
• James Eustace Dupeyron, S.J. † (27 Sep 1855 Succeeded - 10 Aug 1872 Died)
• Joseph Sidney Woollett, S.J. † ( 1871 Appointed - 1877 Died)
• Thomas Porter, S.J. † (6 Sep 1877 Appointed - 29 Sep 1888 Died)
• Charles Menzies Gordon, S.J. † (28 May 1889 Appointed - 11 Jan 1906 Resigned)
• John Joseph Collins, S.J. † (12 Jun 1907 Appointed - 16 Mar 1918 Resigned)
• William F. O'Hare, S.J. † (2 Sep 1919 Appointed - 11 Oct 1926 Died)
• Joseph N. Dinand, S.J. † (12 Jul 1927 Appointed - 1930 Resigned)
• Thomas Addis Emmet, S.J. † (3 Jul 1930 Appointed - 8 Apr 1949 Retired)
• John Joseph McEleney, S.J. † (3 Feb 1950 Appointed - 1 Sep 1970 Retired)
• Samuel Emmanuel Carter, S.J. † (1 Sep 1970 Appointed - 11 Nov 1994 Retired)
• Edgerton Roland Clarke (11 Nov 1994 Appointed - 17 Feb 2004 Retired)
• Lawrence Aloysius Burke, S.J. (17 Feb 2004 Appointed - 12 Apr 2008 Retired)
• Donald James Reece (12 Apr 2008 Succeeded - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
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	Diocese of Montego Bay (erected)
Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica
14 September 1967	Elevated	Diocese of Kingston	Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica
15 April 1991	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica Diocese of Montego Bay	Vicariate Apostolic of Mandeville (erected)
14 July 2000	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Cayman Islands (erected)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
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

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Lawrence Aloysius Burke, S.J. (Archbishop: 17 Feb 2004 to 12 Apr 2008)
• Edgerton Roland Clarke (Priest: 2 Feb 1960 to 14 Sep 1967; Archbishop: 11 Nov 1994 to 17 Feb 2004)
• Donald James Reece (Coadjutor Archbishop: 12 Oct 2007; Archbishop: 12 Apr 2008)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Samuel Emmanuel Carter, S.J. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1 Feb 1966; Archbishop: 1 Sep 1970 to 11 Nov 1994)
• John Joseph Collins, S.J. † (Apostolic Administrator: 9 Mar 1906; Vicar Apostolic: 12 Jun 1907 to 16 Mar 1918)
• Joseph N. Dinand, S.J. † (Vicar Apostolic: 12 Jul 1927 to 1930)
• James Eustace Dupeyron, S.J. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 11 Sep 1851; Vicar Apostolic: 27 Sep 1855 to 10 Aug 1872)
• Thomas Addis Emmet, S.J. † (Vicar Apostolic: 3 Jul 1930 to 8 Apr 1949)
• Benito Fernández, O.F.M. † (Vicar Apostolic: 10 Jan 1837 to 27 Sep 1855)
• Charles Menzies Gordon, S.J. † (Vicar Apostolic: 28 May 1889 to 11 Jan 1906)
• John Joseph McEleney, S.J. † (Vicar Apostolic: 3 Feb 1950; Bishop: 29 Feb 1956; Archbishop: 14 Sep 1967 to 1 Sep 1970)
• William F. O'Hare, S.J. † (Vicar Apostolic: 2 Sep 1919 to 11 Oct 1926)
• Thomas Porter, S.J. † (Vicar Apostolic: 6 Sep 1877 to 29 Sep 1888)
• Joseph Sidney Woollett, S.J. † (Vicar Apostolic: 1871 to 1877)