Chronology of Catholic Dioceses:Suriname

See a list of abbreviations used in this list. See also our listing of current ecclesial jurisdictions.

0695

Utrecht (established by St. Willibrord, consecrated in Rome as Bishop of the Frisians) - Netherlands

1559

Utrecht (Metr., was part of the Metropolitan province of Köln) - Netherlands

1580

Utrecht (suppressed due to the Reformation) - Netherlands

1592

Batavia / Holland (Mission "sui iuris", from the suppressed Dutch jurisdictions) - Netherlands

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1817

Dutch Guyana / Suriname (AP, established from Batavia / Holland) - Suriname

1842

Dutch Guyana / Suriname (AV) - Suriname

1958

Paramaribo (D, and new name, previously Dutch Guyana / Suriname AP) - Suriname