Diocese of Paramaribo
| Diocese of Paramaribo Dioecesis Paramariboënsis Bisdom Paramaribo | |
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Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul
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| Location | |
| Country | Suriname |
| Ecclesiastical province | Port of Spain |
| Metropolitan | Port of Spain |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 163,265 km2 (63,037 sq mi) |
| Population Total Catholics |
(as of 2013) 557,000 135,000 (24,2%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 22 November 1817 (208 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Karel Choennie |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Joseph Everard Harris |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Paramaribo (Latin: Dioecesis Paramariboënsis; Dutch: Bisdom Paramaribo) (erected 22 November 1817, as the Prefecture Apostolic of Dutch Guyana-Suriname) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Port of Spain. It was elevated to an apostolic vicariate on 12 September 1842 and to the Diocese of Paramaribo on 7 May 1958.
Bishops
Ordinaries
- Paulus Antonius Wennekers (1817-1823)
- Martinus van der Weijden (1825–1826)
- Jacobus Grooff (1826–1852), also appointed Vicar Apostolic of Batavia, Dutch East Indies
- Jacobus Gerardus Schepers (1842–1863)
- Johannes Baptista Swinkels, C.SS.R. (1865–1875)
- Johannes Henricus Schaap, C.SS.R. (1876–1889)
- Wilhelmus Antonius Ferdinand Wulfingh, C.SS.R. (1889–1906)
- Jacobus Cornelis Meeuwissen, C.SS.R. (1907–1911)
- Theodorus Antonius Leonardus Maria van Roosmalen, C.SS.R. (1911–1947)
- Stephanus Joseph Maria Magdalena Kuijpers, C.SS.R. (1946–1971)
- Aloysius Ferdinandus Zichem, C.SS.R. (1971–2003)
- Wilhelmus Adrianus Josephus Maria de Bekker (2004–2014)
- Karel Choennie (2015 – )
Auxiliary bishop
- Aloysius Ferdinandus Zichem, C.SS.R. (1969-1971), appointed Bishop here
External links and references
- Diocese of Paramaribo – Suriname official site
- "Diocese of Paramaribo". Catholic-Hierarchy. Archived from the original on 2005-04-14. Retrieved 2007-02-27.
- http://catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dpara.html
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Roman Catholic Diocese of Paramaribo is a diocese of the catholic church of the Catholic Church.[1]