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Diocese of Georgetown
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The Diocese of Georgetown covers Guyana and was erected as the Vicariate Apostolic of British Guiana in 1837, becoming a diocese in 1956. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Port of Spain and is led by Bishop Francis Dean Alleyne, O.S.B.
- Bishop
- Francis Dean Alleyne
- Latin name
- Georgiopolitan(us)
- Erected
- 29 February 1956 (origins 1837)
- Cathedral
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
- Rank
- Suffragan Diocese
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Port of Spain (Archdiocese of Port of Spain)
- Catholics
- 62,700
- Chancery
- Bishop’s House, 27 Brickdam, P.O. Box 101488, Georgetown, Guyana, South America
- Telephone
- Tel. 225.0427; 225.0420; 226.4469
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Paramaribo SR 349 km
- Tucupita VE 495 km
- Ciudad Guayana VE 526 km
- Diocese of Port of Spain TT 566 km
- Diocese of Ciudad Bolívar VE 609 km
- Diocese of Roraima BR 629 km
Parishes near the see
- Holy Rosary and St. Anthony · Georgetown 1 km
- Holy Spirit · Georgetown 1 km
- Our Lady of Fatima · Georgetown 1 km
- Our Lady of the Mount · Georgetown 1 km
- Sacred Heart · Georgetown 1 km
- St. Pius · Georgetown 1 km
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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001001483 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08