Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port of Spain
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Archdiocese of Port of Spain Archidioecesis Portus Hispaniae |
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Cathedral of Port of Spain
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| Location | |
| Country | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Ecclesiastical province | Port of Spain |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 5,128 sq mi (13,280 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 1,310,000 340,000 (26%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | April 30, 1850 (166 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Port of Spain |
| Patron saint | Immaculate Conception |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Joseph Everard Harris |
| Vicar General | Monsignor Christian Pereira |
| Emeritus Bishops | Edward Joseph Gilbert Archbishop Emeritus |
| Website | |
| Website of the Archdiocese | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port of Spain (Latin: Archidioecesis Portus Hispaniae) is a metropolitan diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Caribbean. The Archdiocese encompasses the entirety of the former Spanish dependency of Trinidad, including the islands of Trinidad and Tobago. The Archdiocese is the Metropolitan responsible for the suffragan Dioceses of Bridgetown, Georgetown, Paramaribo and Willemstad, and is a member of the Antilles Episcopal Conference.
The diocese of Port of Spain was originally erected as a Vicariate Apostolic in 1818 and elevated to an Archdiocese in April 1830.
Coordinates: 10°40′00″N 61°31′00″W / 10.6667°N 61.5167°W
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