| CATHOLIC PARISHES IN 19TH CENTURY TRINIDAD & TOBAGO The oldest Catholic parishes are: 1592/93: 1687: 1687: | St. Joseph, St. Joseph Holy Trinity, Arouca Our Lady of Perpetual Help, San Fernando | 1687: 1687: | St. John the Baptist, San Juan St Juan Parish: In the old records of the parish, it is referred to as St Juan de Aricagua Holy Cross, Princes Town (formerly known as Savana Grande) |  |  |  |  | 1687: 1688: 1756/57: 1756/58: | Our Lady of Montserrat, Tortuga San Rafael, San Rafael Santa Rosa, Arima La Divina Pastora, Siparia | 1687: 1687: 1690: 1756/58: | St. Peter, Pointe-a-Pierre St. Catherine, Gran Couva St. Vincent Ferrer, Moruga Assumption, Toco |  |  |  |  | 1826: 1831: 1837: 1845: | St. Francis of Assisi, Erin St. Peter, Cedros St. Paul, Couva Holy Cross, Santa Cruz | 1781: 1826: 1832: 1840: | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Port-of-Spain St. Peter’s, Carenage St. John the Evangelist, Diego Martin Sacred Heart, La Brea |  |  |  |  | 1846: 1861: 1874: 1882: | Our Lady of Lourdes, Maraval St. Ann’s, Port-of-Spain Our Lady of Fatima Church, Laventille, Port-of-Spain Church of the Sacred Heart, Port-of-Spain | 1845: 1856: 1867: 1880: | Sts. Philip and James, Chaguanas St. Patrick’s, Newtown, Port-of-Spain Our Lady of the Rosary, Port-of-Spain Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Blanchisseuse |  |  |  |  | 1891: 1892: 1898: 1902: | St. Charles Borromeo, Tunapuna ST. JOSEPH, Scarborough, TOBAGO St. Mary’s Our Lady Assumed into Heaven, St. Mary’s Village, South Oropouche St. Francis of Assisi, Belmont, Port of Spain | 1890: 1892: 1892: 1900: | St. Michael, Maracas Valley St. Francis, Sangre Grande SACRED HEART, DELAFORD, TOBAGO St. Mary of the Assumption, Mucurapo, Port-of-Spain |
Return to the top of the page The Catholic Church in Trinidad & Tobago Today The Archdiocesan website provides current information on all Trinidad & Tobago Catholic churches and the present day Catholic parishes: http://www.catholictt.org/ Click Parish MASS TIMES and then, Northern Vicariate for Tobago and Port-of-Spain; click Southern Vicariate for San Fernando; click Eastern Vicariate for Arima & Suburban Vicariate for St. Joseph. RECOMMENDED READING:  | 1) | Title: Author: Publisher: Holding Library: UWI Call #: UWI Item ID: | History of the Catholic Church in Trinidad to 1852 Harricharan, John Thomas 1976. 062117110523 University of the West Indies Library (UWI), St. Augustine - Theses Collection BX1459 T8 H297 H6 1700120813 |  |  |  |  |  | 2) 3) | Title: Author: Publisher: Title: Author: Publisher: Holding Library: UWI Call #: UWI Item ID: | The Catholic Church in Trinidad, 1498 - 1852 Harricharan, Rev. Fr. John Thomas. Imprint Caribbean Ltd, Port-of-Spain [1981] Crisis within the Catholic Church in Trinidad 1854-1864 / Harricharan, Rev. Fr. John Thomas St. Augustine, Trinidad : Dept. of History, U.W.I., 1979. 062117110523 University of the West Indies Library (UWI), St. Augustine - West Indiana Library BX1459 T8 H297 C9 1700357698 |  |  |  |  |  | 4) 5) | Title: Author: Publisher: Publisher: Title (Article): Author: IN Title: Author: Publisher: | Parish Beat Sr. Marie-Thérèse Rétout, O.P. [Port of Spain, Trinidad: Inprint Caribbean] 1976. (1st Edition) [Laventille, Trinidad: SCRIP J Printers] 2003. (2nd Edition) Roman Catholic Church Harris, Joseph Religions of Trinidad and Tobago. A Guide to the History, Beliefs, and Polity of 23 Religious Faiths Murray, Eric John (ed.) Port of Spain: Murray Publications, 1998. |
See: Catholic Archdiocese of Port-of-Spain Catholic Archdiocese of Port- of-Spain: A Historical Note Catholic Churches in Central Port-of-Spain Catholic Parish Registers Return to the top of the page | |