Prefecture Apostolic of West Indies

Historical Details

• Prefecture Apostolic of West Indies
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Prefecture Apostolic
  • Erected: 1819
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Region: Antilles (West Indies)

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Past Ordinaries

• Buenaventura Córdoba Espinosa de la Cerda † (6 Apr 1761 Appointed - 6 May 1777 Died)
• Francisco Javier Delgado Benegas † (30 Mar 1778 Appointed - 10 Dec 1781 Died)
• Cayetano Adsor Paredes † (25 Feb 1782 Appointed - 12 Jul 1782 Died)
• Manuel Buenaventura Figueroa Barrero † (16 Dec 1782 Appointed - 3 Apr 1783 Died)
• Antonio Sentmanat y Castellá † (25 Jun 1784 Appointed - 14 Apr 1806 Died)
• Ramón José Arce † (26 Aug 1806 Appointed - 15 Jul 1816 Retired)
• Francisco Antonio Cebrián Valdá † (10 Jul 1815 Appointed - 10 Feb 1820 Died)
• Antonio Allué Sesse † (19 Sep 1820 Appointed - 1842 Died)
• Antonio Posada Rubín de Celis † (17 Dec 1847 Appointed - 22 Nov 1851 Died)
• Tomás Iglesias Bárcones † (28 Nov 1851 Appointed - 9 May 1874 Died)
• Francisco de Paula Benavides y Navarrete, O.S. † (5 Jul 1875 Appointed - 13 May 1881 Appointed, Archbishop of Zaragoza)
• Miguel Payá y Rico † (7 Jun 1886 Appointed - 25 Dec 1891 Died)

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
1819	Erected		Prefecture Apostolic of West Indies (erected)
30 April 1850	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of West Indies	Archdiocese of Port of Spain (erected)

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Affiliated Bishops

• Cayetano Adsor Paredes † (Patriarch: 25 Feb 1782 to 12 Jul 1782)
• Antonio Allué Sesse † (Patriarch: 19 Sep 1820 to 1842)
• Ramón José Arce † (Patriarch: 26 Aug 1806 to 15 Jul 1816)
• Francisco de Paula Benavides y Navarrete, O.S. † (Patriarch: 5 Jul 1875 to 13 May 1881)
• Francisco Antonio Cebrián Valdá † (Patriarch: 10 Jul 1815 to 10 Feb 1820)
• Buenaventura Córdoba Espinosa de la Cerda † (Patriarch: 6 Apr 1761 to 6 May 1777)
• Francisco Javier Delgado Benegas † (Patriarch: 30 Mar 1778 to 10 Dec 1781)
• Manuel Buenaventura Figueroa Barrero † (Patriarch: 16 Dec 1782 to 3 Apr 1783)
• Tomás Iglesias Bárcones † (Patriarch: 28 Nov 1851 to 9 May 1874)
• Miguel Payá y Rico † (Patriarch: 7 Jun 1886 to 25 Dec 1891)
• Antonio Posada Rubín de Celis † (Patriarch: 17 Dec 1847 to 22 Nov 1851)
• Antonio Sentmanat y Castellá † (Patriarch: 25 Jun 1784 to 14 Apr 1806)