Archdiocese of Port of Spain

Historical Details

• Vicariate Apostolic of Trinidad
  • Erected: 23 February 1818
  • Vicariate
  • Country: Trinidad and Tobago
  • Region: Antilles (West Indies)

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Thomas Gillow † (17 Mar 1818 Appointed - Did Not Take Effect)
• James Buckley † (6 Mar 1819 Appointed - 26 Mar 1828 Died)
• Daniel McDonnell † (23 Dec 1828 Appointed - 26 Oct 1844 Died)
• Richard Patrick Smith † (26 Oct 1844 Succeeded - 6 May 1852 Died)
• Vincenzo Spaccapietra, C.M. † (17 Apr 1855 Appointed - 24 Jul 1859 Resigned)
• Ferdinand English † (28 Sep 1860 Appointed - 19 Sep 1862 Died)
• Joachim-Hyacinthe Gonin, O.P. † (2 Jun 1863 Appointed - 13 Mar 1889 Died)
• Patrick Vincent Flood, O.P. † (8 Mar 1889 Succeeded - 17 May 1907 Died)
• Albert Knapp, O.P. † (May 1908 Appointed - )
• John Pius Dowling, O.P. † (13 Feb 1909 Appointed - 6 Jun 1940 Died)
• Patrick Finbar Ryan, O.P. † (6 Jun 1940 Succeeded - 24 May 1966 Retired)
• Gordon Anthony Pantin, C.S.Sp. † (29 Nov 1967 Appointed - 12 Mar 2000 Died)
• Edward Joseph Gilbert, C.SS.R. (13 Mar 2001 Appointed - 26 Dec 2011 Retired)
• Joseph Everard Harris, C.S.Sp. (26 Dec 2011 Succeeded - 19 Oct 2017 Retired)
• Charles Jason Gordon (19 Oct 2017 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Port of Spain
1950	280,000	750,000	37.3%	8	102	110	2,545		68	212	63	ap1951
1966	299,649	827,957	36.2%	18	118	136	2,203		51	255	59	ap1967
1968	350,000	1,035,000	33.8%	20	116	136	2,573		150	281	59	ap1971
1974	370,000	1,101,824	33.6%	17	112	129	2,868		150	250	61	ap1977
1980	370,000	1,102,000	33.6%	23	92	115	3,217	1	123	194	59	ap1981
1990	400,000	1,235,400	32.4%	35	82	117	3,418		113	176	61	ap1991
1999	395,000	1,250,000	31.6%	43	47	90	4,388		71	182	62	ap2000
2000	395,000	1,250,000	31.6%	39	67	106	3,726		82	149	61	ap2001
2001	383,302	1,277,675	30.0%	44	66	110	3,484		80	175	61	ap2002
2002	383,302	1,277,675	30.0%	42	70	112	3,422		85	149	61	ap2003
2003	383,302	1,277,675	30.0%	44	72	116	3,304		86	149	61	ap2004
2004	383,302	1,277,675	30.0%	45	76	121	3,167		94	147	61	ap2005
2010	340,000	1,310,000	26.0%	46	60	106	3,207		76	142	61	ap2011
2013	351,000	1,353,000	25.9%	44	60	104	3,375	20	66	144	61	ap2014
2016	291,528	1,349,667	21.6%	46	60	106	2,750	19	70	138	62	ap2017
2019	285,671	1,349,667	21.2%	44	44	88	3,246	19	57	114	62	ap2020
2021	289,270	1,366,725	21.2%	53	37	90	3,214	15	52	106	61	ap2022

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Gerard Maximin County, C.S.Sp.
• Edward Joseph Gilbert, C.SS.R. (Archbishop: 13 Mar 2001 to 26 Dec 2011)
• Charles Jason Gordon (Priest: 19 Mar 1991 to 8 Jul 2011; Archbishop: 19 Oct 2017 - )
• Joseph Everard Harris, C.S.Sp. (Coadjutor Archbishop: 8 Jul 2011; Archbishop: 26 Dec 2011 to 19 Oct 2017)
• Clyde Martin Harvey (Deacon: 27 Apr 1976; Priest: 27 Jun 1976 to 23 Jun 2017)
• Robert Anthony Llanos (Priest: 23 Jun 1991; Auxiliary Bishop: 13 Jul 2013 to 18 Dec 2018)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• James Buckley † (Vicar Apostolic: 6 Mar 1819 to 26 Mar 1828)
• Sydney Anicetus Charles † (Priest: 7 Mar 1954 to 18 Nov 1974)
• John Pius Dowling, O.P. † (Archbishop: 13 Feb 1909 to 6 Jun 1940)
• Ferdinand English † (Archbishop: 28 Sep 1860 to 19 Sep 1862)
• William Michael Fitzgerald, O.P. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Aug 1958 to 31 Oct 1971; Apostolic Administrator: 18 Jun 1966 to 19 Mar 1968)
• Patrick Vincent Flood, O.P. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 5 Jul 1887; Archbishop: 8 Mar 1889 to 17 May 1907)
• Malcolm Patrick Galt, C.S.Sp. †
• Thomas Gillow † (Vicar Apostolic: 17 Mar 1818 - Did Not Take Effect)
• Joachim-Hyacinthe Gonin, O.P. † (Archbishop: 2 Jun 1863 to 13 Mar 1889)
• Thomas Raymond Hyland, O.P. † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 10 Mar 1882 to 9 Oct 1884)
• George Vincent King, O.P. † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 11 Sep 1885 to 25 Feb 1886)
• Albert Knapp, O.P. † (Archbishop: May 1908 - )
• Daniel McDonnell † (Vicar Apostolic: 23 Dec 1828 to 26 Oct 1844)
• John Mendes † (Priest: 1 Nov 1953; Auxiliary Bishop: 25 Oct 1988 to 16 Jan 2002)
• Michael Monaghan † (Apostolic Administrator: 1852 to 14 Jul 1855)
• William Dominic O’Carroll, O.P. † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 3 Feb 1874 to 13 Oct 1880)
• Gordon Anthony Pantin, C.S.Sp. † (Archbishop: 29 Nov 1967 to 12 Mar 2000)
• Patrick Finbar Ryan, O.P. † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 13 Apr 1937; Archbishop: 6 Jun 1940 to 24 May 1966)
• Richard Patrick Smith † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 28 Feb 1837; Vicar Apostolic: 26 Oct 1844; Archbishop: 30 Apr 1850 to 6 May 1852)
• Vincenzo Spaccapietra, C.M. † (Archbishop: 17 Apr 1855 to 24 Jul 1859)

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