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Diocese of Paramaribo

Dioecesis Paramariboënsis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Prefecture Apostolic of Dutch Guyana-Suriname
22 November 1817ErectedMission "Sui Iuris" of Batavia (Holland Mission) Prefecture Apostolic of Dutch Guyana-Suriname (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Dutch Guyana-Suriname
12 September 1842ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Dutch Guyana-Suriname Vicariate Apostolic of Dutch Guyana-Suriname
Diocese of Paramaribo
7 May 1958ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Dutch Guyana-Suriname Diocese of Paramaribo
13 July 1968Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Paramaribo (from Immediately Subject)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Vicariate Apostolic of Dutch Guyana-Suriname
195029,000180,00016.1%4242690911815ap1951
Diocese of Paramaribo
196666,279330,00020.1%354571,1629820121ap1967
197080,000390,00020.5%351541,481901659ap1971
197670,000350,00020.0%641471,489721128ap1977
198076,000390,00019.5%335382,00016410422ap1981
199087,000392,30022.2%521263,346395629ap1991
1999101,660442,00023.0%514195,350232229ap2000
2000101,660442,00023.0%513185,647202028ap2001
2001100,280436,00023.0%613195,277201831ap2002
2002103,553450,23223.0%715224,706211631ap2003
2003105,635459,28123.0%716234,592201331ap2004
2004110,664481,14623.0%616225,030201131ap2005
2013135,000557,00024.2%611177,9414151234ap2014
2016140,900581,00024.3%715226,404517848ap2017
2019146,700605,27024.2%712197,721714948ap2020
2021162,100669,00024.2%812208,105714948ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Vicariate Apostolic of Dutch Guyana-Suriname
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 169
  • Diocese of Paramaribo
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 51, Page 21, and Page 22
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 61, Page 24, and Page 25

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