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Suffragan diocese Mandeville, Jamaica

Diocese of Mandeville

Mandevillen(sis)

The Diocese of Mandeville in central Jamaica was established as an apostolic vicariate on 15 April 1991 and elevated to a diocese on 21 November 1997, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica. Its seat is the Pro-Cathedral of St. Paul of the Cross in Mandeville, covering Manchester, Clarendon and St. Elizabeth parishes. Bishop John Derek Persaud was appointed on 19 June 2020.

On the map

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The address the register holds for St. Paul of the Cross Pro-Cathedral, Mandeville, in Mandeville, Jamaica.

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Established
1991
Catholics
5,925
Priests
17
Territory
3,282 km²

Parishes and churches

21 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
John Derek Persaud
Born
28 August 1956
Birthplace
Georgetown

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The cathedral

St. Paul of the Cross Pro-Cathedral, Mandeville stands in Mandeville, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.