Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port of Spain
The Archdiocese of Port of Spain (Latin: Portus Archidioecesis Hispaniae ) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese headquartered in Port of Spain. It was built in 1850 and includes the two main islands, Trinidad and Tobago, and two dozen smaller islands. The territory comprises the state of Trinidad and Tobago with a total area of 5128 km ² and has 1.2624 million inhabitants, of whom 289 460 Catholics ( 26%).
History
Pope Leo X in 1516 founded the Territorial Abbey Trinidad, which was abandoned in 1650. Pius XII. founded the Apostolic Vicariate of Trinidad on 23 February 1818 cession of territory of the Diocese of Santo Tomás de Guayana.
On 10 January 1837, was a part of the territory in favor of the newly established Apostolic Vicariate of Jamaica. At the Diocese of Roseau it gave another piece of land and it was collected with parts of the Apostolic Prefecture of the West Indies, which was dissolved at the Metropolitan diocese.
On February 20, 1956 gave off a piece of its territory to the foundation of the Diocese of Saint George's, Grenada.
Ordinaries
Vicars Apostolic of Trinidad
- James Buckley (March 6, 1819 - March 26, 1828 )
- Daniel McDonnell (December 23, 1828 - October 26, 1844 )
- Patrick Richard Smith (1844-1850)
Archbishops of Port of Spain
- Patrick Richard Smith (1850-1852)
- Vincent Spaccapietra CM (1855-1859)
- Ferdinand Italiano (September 28, 1860 - September 19, 1862 )
- Joachim- Hyacinthe Gonin OP (December 21, 1863 - March 13, 1889 )
- Patrick Vincent Flood OP ( March 8, 1889 - May 17, 1907)
- John Pius Dowling OP (March 9, 1909 - June 6, 1940 )
- Patrick Finbar Ryan OP ( June 6, 1940 - MAY 24, 1966) William Michael Fitzgerald OP ( Titular Bishop of Zarna and Auxiliary Bishop of Port of Spain ) was from 1966-1967 Apostolic Administrator of Port of Spain