Suffragan diocese Paramaribo, Suriname
Diocese of Paramaribo
Paramariboën(sis)
Latin Church
Latin-rite diocese covering all of Suriname, with origins as an apostolic prefecture in 1817 and elevated from apostolic vicariate to diocese on 7 May 1958. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Port of Spain, with its seat at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul in Paramaribo.
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- Established
- 1958
- Catholics
- 135,000
- Priests
- 20
- Territory
- 163,265 km²
Parishes and churches
1 listed church in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
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The bishop
- Bishop
- Karel Choennie
- Born
- 20 December 1958
- Birthplace
- Paramaribo
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The cathedral
Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul, Paramaribo stands in Paramaribo, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
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History
First erected on 22 November 1817 as the Prefecture Apostolic of Dutch Guyana-Suriname, this see (Latin: Dioecesis Paramariboënsis; Dutch: Bisdom Paramaribo) was raised to an apostolic vicariate on 12 September 1842 and became the Diocese of Paramaribo on 7 May 1958. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Port of Spain.