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Diocese of Roseau

*Dioecesis Rosensis*
Diocese of Roseau; Dioecesis Rosensis
	Cathedral of Our Lady of Fair Haven
Location
Country	Dominica
Ecclesiastical province	Province of Castries
Metropolitan	Gabriel Malzaire
Statistics
Area	750 km2 (290 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 2010); 68,635; 42,174 (61.4%)
Parishes	14
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	30 April 1850 (173 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of Fair Haven
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Vacant
Website
	www.dioceseofroseau.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Roseau ( Latin: Dioecesis Rosensis) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in the Caribbean. The diocese encompasses the entirety of the country of Dominica. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Castries, and a member of the Antilles Episcopal Conference.

The diocese of Roseau was erected in 1850. The territory was previously part of the former Vicariate Apostolic of Trinidad.

Bishops

Michael Monaghan (1851–1855)
Désiré-Michel Vesque (1856–1858)
René-Marie-Charles Poirier, C.I.M. (1858–1878)
Michael Naughten (1879–1900)
Philip Schelfhaut, C.Ss.R. (1902–1921)
Giacomo Moris, C.Ss.R. (1922–1957)
Arnold Boghaert, C.Ss.R. (1957–1993)
Edward Joseph Gilbert, C.Ss.R. (1994–2001), appointed Archbishop of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Gabriel Malzaire (2002–2022)

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