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Willemstad

Willemstad, AW

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Latin-rite diocese covering the Dutch Caribbean (Curacao, Aruba, Bonaire, Sint Maarten, St. Eustatius and Saba), erected 28 April 1958 from a vicariate apostolic dating to 1842, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Port of Spain. Its seat is the Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral in Willemstad. The see has been vacant since 7 January 2025, with Archbishop Charles Jason Gordon serving as apostolic administrator.

Apostolic Administrator of Willemstad
Charles Jason Gordon
Latin name
Gulielmopolitan(us)
Erected
28 April 1958
Cathedral
Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral, Willemstad
Rank
Suffragan Diocese
Rite
Latin
Province
Port of Spain (Archdiocese of Port of Spain)
Catholics
247,320

Ecclesiastical Province of Port of Spain

Suffragans (4)
Chancery
Bisdom, Julianaplein 5, Pietermaai, Willemstad, Curação, Nederlandse Antillen
Telephone
Tel. [9]462-5876

Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.

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Sources: Wikipedia + catholic-hierarchy.org · Annuario code 001000156 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-10

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