Roman Catholic Diocese of Hamilton in Bermuda

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Diocese of Hamilton in Bermuda

Dioecesis Hamiltonensis in Bermuda
St. Theresa's Cathedral exterior.jpg
Location
CountryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
TerritoryFlag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda
Ecclesiastical province Province of Nassau
Metropolitan Hamilton
Statistics
Area20 km2 (7.7 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2013)
64,237
9,340 (14.5%)
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established19 February 1953
Cathedral Cathedral of Saint Theresa of Lisieux
Patron saint St. Therese of Lisieux
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Wiesław Śpiewak
Bishops emeritus Robert Kurtz
Website
www.romancatholicbermuda.bm

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Hamilton in Bermuda (Latin : Dioecesis Hamiltonensis in Bermuda) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in North America. The diocese comprises the entirety of the dependency of Bermuda. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Nassau, and a member of the Antilles Episcopal Conference.

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The diocese of Hamilton was erected in 1953 out of the Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth in Nova Scotia, Canada (Bermuda having historically been part of British North America) as the Prefecture Apostolic of Bermuda Islands. [1] It was elevated to an apostolic vicariate in January 1956 and to the Diocese of Hamilton in Bermuda in June 1967.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. "A History Of Our Church". Roman Catholic Diocese of Hamilton in Bermuda. The Diocese of Hamilton in Bermuda. Retrieved 28 August 2021. The Diocese of Hamilton in Bermuda was established in 12th June 1967. Bermuda was served by the Diocesan clergy of Halifax until 1953, after which pastoral responsibility transferred to the Congregation of the Resurrection.

Coordinates: 32°17′49″N64°47′05″W / 32.2970°N 64.7848°W / 32.2970; -64.7848