Roman Catholic Diocese of Kingstown

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Diocese of Kingstown

Dioecesis Regalitana
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Coat of arms
Location
Country Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Ecclesiastical province Castries
Metropolitan Castries
Statistics
Area388 km2 (150 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
109,022
8,176 (7.5%)
Parishes6
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established23 October 1989 (35 years ago)
Cathedral Assumption Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Gerard County
Metropolitan Archbishop Robert Rivas
Website
catholicsvg.org

The Roman CatholicDiocese of Kingstown (Latin : Dioecesis Regalitana) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Caribbean. The diocese comprises the entirety of the nation of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The diocese is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Castries and a member of the Antilles Episcopal Conference.

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History

The Diocese of Kingstown was erected on 23 October 1989 by Pope John Paul II. It was formed by splitting the Diocese of Bridgetown-Kingstown into the dioceses of Kingstown and Bridgetown.

The cathedral of the diocese is the Cathedral of the Assumption in Kingstown. The diocese includes about 10,000 faithful, served by six parishes, five pre-schools, three primary schools, and two secondary schools.

The founding bishop was Robert Rivas, who served since the inception of the diocese to 2007 when he was appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Castries. As of 19 July 2007 the See of Kingstown had been vacant until a new bishop, Charles Jason Gordon, was named by the Vatican on the 8 July 2011 at 6 a.m. St. Vincent & the Grenadines time. Archbishop Rivas had been appointed Apostolic Administrator until the appointment of a new bishop and had appointed as his delegate Fr. Pio Atonio M.F., who oversaw the everyday running of the diocese. [1]

On July 8, 2011 Pope Benedict XVI appointed Charles Jason Gordon as Bishop of Kingstown (and at the same time as Bishop of Bridgetown, Barbados). In addition it was decreed that Kingstown switched its Metropolitan from the Archdiocese of Castries, Saint Lucia to the Archdiocese of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. With Bishop County's ordination this has been reversed. [2]

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References

  1. "Bishop Rivas appointed to St.Lucia" by "Catholic News", July 29, 2007. Retrieved October 4, 2007.
  2. "Bishop Gordon tells Kingstown successor: Say 'yes' to the Cross" (p. 13) "Catholic News", February 28, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2016.

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