The Diocese of Roseau and Archdiocese of Port of Spain commemorate 174 years

The Diocese of Roseau and the Archdiocese of Port of Spain are commemorating their 174th anniversary. 

In an update, the Archdiocese of Port of Spain shared an excerpt written by the late Dr Bernard Tappin:

“We give God thanks for our Archdiocese!

“Archdiocese of Port of Spain history:

“A new era dawned for the church on 30th April 1850 when Pope Pius IX transformed the Vicariate into the Archdiocese of Port-of-Spain with jurisdiction over St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Grenada, and Tobago and with Roseau, Dominica as its suffragan see.

“In 1850, the Catholic population of Trinidad stood at 44,000 out of 70,000 persons. There were sixteen parishes served by twenty resident priests, with thirteen primary schools along with St. Joseph’s Convent, Port-of-Spain (1836), and St. George’s College (1838).