Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nassau

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Archdiocese of Nassau

Archidioecesis Nassaviensis
Location
CountryFlag of the Bahamas.svg  The Bahamas
TerritoryFlag of the Bahamas.svg  The Bahamas
Ecclesiastical province Province of Nassau
Statistics
Area13,872 km2 (5,356 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2013)
340,400
50,202 (14.7%)
Information
Denomination Catholic
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
EstablishedMarch 21, 1929
Cathedral St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, Nassau
Patron saint St. Francis Xavier, St. Therese of Lisieux
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Archbishop Patrick Christopher Pinder
Map
The Bahamas - Location Map (2013) - BHS - UNOCHA.svg
Website
archdioceseofnassau.org

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nassau (Latin : Archidioecesis Nassaviensis) is an archdiocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the Caribbean. The archdiocese encompasses the islands of the former British dependency of the Bahamas. The archbishop is the metropolitan responsible for the suffragan diocese of Diocese of Hamilton in Bermuda and the Mission sui iuris of Turks and Caicos, and is a member of the Antilles Episcopal Conference.

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The first permanent Roman Catholic presence in the Bahamas was established in 1885 by the Archdiocese of New York given its trade connections. The archdiocese was originally erected as the Prefecture Apostolic of the Bahama in March 1929, and was no longer associated with New York by 1932. The diocese was subsequently elevated to the Vicariate Apostolic of the Bahama Islands in January 1941, and then to a full diocese, as the diocese of Nassau, in June 1960. On June 22, 1999, the diocese was again elevated as the new Archdiocese of Nassau.

As of 2004, the archdiocese contains 30 parishes, 15 active diocesan priests, 14 religious priests, and 48,000 Catholics. It also has 28 Women Religious, 14 Religious Brothers, and 13 permanent deacons.

Bishops

Ordinaries

Auxiliary bishop

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References

  1. "Bishop to Preach at Mary Star". Tribune newspaper. Nassau, Bahamas. 26 January 1973. p. 1. Retrieved 9 May 2024.

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