Karel Choennie
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Karel Choennie | |
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.png) Choennie (2018) | |
| Church | Saint Peter and Paul Cathedral |
| Archdiocese | Port of Spain |
| Diocese | Paramaribo |
| Appointed | 11 November 2015 |
| Predecessor | Wilhelmus de Bekker |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 3 August 1985 |
| Consecration | 24 January 2016 by Wilhelmus de Bekker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Karel Martinus Choennie 20 December 1958 |
| Nationality | Suriname |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Motto | Diliges dominum et proximum |
| Coat of arms |  |
Karel Martinus Choennie (born 20 December 1958) is a Surinamese Roman Catholic bishop. As of 2016, he is the current Bishop of Paramaribo. He is the first bishop in Suriname of Indian descent.[1]
Choennie was born on 20 December 1958. In 1976, he left for the Netherlands to study pedagogy at Radboud University Nijmegen, and obtained his bachelor's degree in 1978.[2] Next, he went to the monastery of Mount Saint Benedict in Trinidad and Tobago,[3] and graduated in theology at the University of the West Indies in 1984. On 3 August 1985, he was ordained priest.[2][4] In 1996, he studied pastoral theology at KU Leuven, and graduated in 1998.[2]
On 11 November 2015, Choennie was appointed Bishop of Paramaribo,[5] and consecrated on 24 January 2016 by Wilhelmus de Bekker.[6]
