Charles Henry Dufour (6 December 1995 – 11 April 2013), also Apostolic Administrator of Mandeville (Jamaica) (2006.08.08 – 2008.05.20); later Metropolitan Archbishop of Kingston (Jamaica) (2011.04.15 – resigned 2016.04.29), again Apostolic Administrator of above Mandeville (2016.04.29 – ...) - Pope John Paul II elected Charles H. Dufour who was born in Kingston on April 15, 1940. He was ordained a priest in August 1970, and then went on to be appointed bishop and consecrated on Feb. 10, 1996 at the Blessed Sacrament Cathedral in Montego Bay.[3]
As per 2014, it pastorally served 10,000 Catholics (1.5% of 647,600 total) on 3,878km2 in 10 parishes and 22 missions with 12 priests (9 diocesan, 3 religious), 12 deacons, 16 lay religious (6 brothers, 10 sisters) and 1 seminarian.[2]
The diocese of Montego Bay is made up of five administrative parishes: St. James, Trelawny, St. Ann, Westmoreland and Hanover.
Of the three Roman Catholic dioceses in Jamaica, the diocese of Montego Bay is the largest in land area spanning 1,500 sq. miles.
Parishes
Not every parish in the Montego Bay Diocese is able to have a full-time priest available. Many parishes rely on missionary priests to aid in the celebration of Mass and the sacraments. The list of parishes includes the name of the full-time pastor if available.
Blessed Sacrament Cathedral: located in Montego Bay, Blessed Sacrament Cathedral is the seat of the bishop. It was built in 1967 with the founding of the diocese. The rector is the Very Rev. Msgr. Eremodo Muavesi [4]
Our Lady of Fatima: located in Ocho Rios.
Mary, Gate of Heaven: located in Negril. Pastor is Rev. Fr. James Bok
Sts. Philip and James: located in Lucea.
St. Joseph, the Worker: located in Falmouth. - Rev James Saturday
St. Ignatius: located in Brown's Town. Rev Peter
Holy Name: located in Bamboo. Pastor is Rev. philip Mckenzie .[5]
St. Boniface: located in Alva.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help: located in St. Ann's Bay.Rev Gerard Reid
Sacred Heart: located in Reading. Pastor is Fr. Marek Kolbuch