Diocese of Mandeville

Dioecesis Mandevillensis

Bishop(s)

John Derek Persaud, Bishop
Gordon Dunlap Bennett, S.J., Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Elevated: 21 November 1997
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Jamaica
Region: Antilles (West Indies)
Square Kilometers: 3,238 (1,250 Square Miles)
Description: Comprises the three civil parishes of Clarendon, Manchester and Saint Elizabeth.
Official Web Site: https://www.mandevillediocese.org/
Mailing Address: Catholic Pastoral Centre, 20 Perth Road, P.O. Box 8, Mandeville, Manchester, Jamaica
Telephone: (876)962-1269

Historical Details

Vicariate Apostolic of Mandeville
- Latin Name: Mandevillensis
- Erected: 15 April 1991
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica
- Country: Jamaica
- Region: Antilles (West Indies)

Past and Present Ordinaries

Paul Michael Boyle, C.P. † (15 Apr 1991 Appointed - 6 Jul 2004 Retired)
Gordon Dunlap Bennett, S.J. (6 Jul 2004 Appointed - 8 Aug 2006 Resigned)
Neil Edward Tiedemann, C.P. (20 May 2008 Appointed - 29 Apr 2016 Appointed, Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn, New York)
John Derek Persaud (19 Jun 2020 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Vicariate Apostolic of Mandeville
15 April 1991	Erected	Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica Diocese of Montego Bay	Vicariate Apostolic of Mandeville (erected) (Manchester, Clarendon, and Saint Elizabeth (all in Middlesex))
Diocese of Mandeville
21 November 1997	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Mandeville	Diocese of Mandeville

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Diocese of Mandeville

1999 7,782 506,000 1.5% 21 3 24 324 8 9 39 20 ap2000

2000 7,899 561,900 1.4% 19 9 28 282 9 19 39 19 ap2001

2001 8,086 562,000 1.4% 18 9 27 299 9 19 40 18 ap2002

2002 8,123 574,000 1.4% 22 3 25 324 8 6 35 19 ap2003

2003 8,200 576,000 1.4% 23 3 26 315 6 9 32 21 ap2004

2004 8,296 575,288 1.4% 22 3 25 331 6 5 32 21 ap2005

2013 5,850 585,105 1.0% 18 2 20 292 6 3 22 20 ap2014

2016 5,870 595,110 1.0% 15 5 20 293 4 10 21 20 ap2017

2019 4,822 602,800 .8% 15 5 20 241 4 10 21 20 ap2020

2021 1,770 591,422 .3% 10 3 13 136 1 3 18 17 ap2022

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Mandeville
1999	7,782	506,000	1.5%	21	3	24	324	8	9	39	20	ap2000
2000	7,899	561,900	1.4%	19	9	28	282	9	19	39	19	ap2001
2001	8,086	562,000	1.4%	18	9	27	299	9	19	40	18	ap2002
2002	8,123	574,000	1.4%	22	3	25	324	8	6	35	19	ap2003
2003	8,200	576,000	1.4%	23	3	26	315	6	9	32	21	ap2004
2004	8,296	575,288	1.4%	22	3	25	331	6	5	32	21	ap2005
2013	5,850	585,105	1.0%	18	2	20	292	6	3	22	20	ap2014
2016	5,870	595,110	1.0%	15	5	20	293	4	10	21	20	ap2017
2019	4,822	602,800	.8%	15	5	20	241	4	10	21	20	ap2020
2021	1,770	591,422	.3%	10	3	13	136	1	3	18	17	ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Gordon Dunlap Bennett, S.J. (Bishop: 6 Jul 2004 to 8 Aug 2006)
Charles Henry Dufour (Apostolic Administrator: 29 Apr 2016 to 19 Sep 2020)
John Derek Persaud (Bishop: 19 Jun 2020 - )
Neil Edward Tiedemann, C.P. (Bishop: 20 May 2008 to 29 Apr 2016)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Paul Michael Boyle, C.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 15 Apr 1991; Bishop: 21 Nov 1997 to 6 Jul 2004)

Source(s)

Vicariate Apostolic of Mandeville
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 83, Page 638, and Page 639
Diocese of Mandeville
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 90, Page 85, and Page 86

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