Diocese of Paramaribo

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DIOCESE OF PARAMARIBO (Dioecesis Paramariboënsis)

Country : Suriname
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 1817 as Apostolic Prefecture of Dutch Guyana-Suriname
Elevated 1842 to Apostolic Vicariate of Dutch Guyana-Suriname
Elevated 1958 to Diocese of Paramaribo

Origin/meaning

The diocese does not use arms, but the above logo.

Arms of Vicars

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  Martinus van der Weijden (Feb-Oct 1826)

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  Jacobus Grooff (1826-1842)

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  Jacobus Gerardus Schepers (1843-1852), Administrator

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  Jacobus Grooff (1846–1852)

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  Jacobus Gerardus Schepers (1843–1863)

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  Johannes Baptist Swinkels (1865–1875)

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  Johannes Henricus Schaap (1876–1889)

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  Wilhelmus Antonius Ferdinand Wulfingh (1889–1906)

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  Jacobus Cornelis Meeuwissen (1907–1911)

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  Theodorus Antonius Leonardus Maria van Roosmalen (1911–1947)

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  Stephanus Joseph Maria Magdalena Kuijpers (1946–1958)

Arms of Bishops

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  Stephanus Joseph Maria Magdalena Kuijpers (1958–1971)

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  Aloysius Ferdinandus Zichem (1971–2003)

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  Wilhelmus Adrianus Josephus Maria de Bekker (2005–2014)

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  Karel Choennie (2016-present )

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