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Bridgetown
Bridgetown, BB
Latin-rite diocese covering the island of Barbados, erected 7 March 1970 as the Diocese of Bridgetown-Kingstown and renamed Bridgetown on 23 October 1989, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Port of Spain. Its seat is St. Patrick's Cathedral in Bridgetown, completed in 1899 and part of the UNESCO World Heritage historic center. Bishop Neil Sebastian Scantlebury, appointed 28 December 2020, is the first Barbadian Catholic bishop.
- Bishop
- Most Rev. Neil Sebastian Scantlebury
- Latin name
- Pontipolitan(us)
- Erected
- 23 October 1989 (origins 1970)
- Cathedral
- St. Patrick's Cathedral, Bridgetown
- Rank
- Suffragan Diocese
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Port of Spain (Archdiocese of Port of Spain)
- Conference
- Antilles Episcopal Conference
- Catholics
- 9,960
Ecclesiastical Province of Port of Spain
Metropolitan
Suffragans (4)
- Bridgetown (this see)
- Diocese of Georgetown
- Paramaribo
- Willemstad
- Chancery
- Bishop’s House, Ladymeade Gardens, St. Michael, Bridgetown, Barbados, W.I.
- Telephone
- Tel. [246]426-3510
- catholicbb@gmail.com
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Kingstown VC 176 km
- Castries LC 183 km
- Fort-de-France MQ 231 km
- Saint George's in Grenada GD 260 km
- Roseau DM 311 km
- Diocese of Port of Spain TT 340 km
Parishes near the see
- St. Patrick's Cathedral · Bridgetown <1 km
- Church of Our Lady Queen of the Universe · Black Rock 4 km
- Church of St. Dominic (National Shrine of Divine Mercy) · Welches 7 km
- Church of St. Francis of Assisi · Mount Standfast 13 km
- Church of the Sacred Heart · Six Roads 15 km
- Church of Our Lady of Sorrows · Ashton Hall 6492 km
Official diocesan website →Wikipedia →Map →Linked data →
Sources: Wikipedia + catholic-hierarchy.org + Barbados Today · Annuario code 001000955 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-10
Parishes & Churches (7)
- Church of Our Lady Queen of the Universe · Black Rock
- Church of Our Lady of Sorrows · Ashton Hall
- Church of Our Lady of the Rosary · Verdun
- Church of St. Dominic (National Shrine of Divine Mercy) · Welches
- Church of St. Francis of Assisi · Mount Standfast
- Church of the Sacred Heart · Six Roads
- St. Patrick's Cathedral · Bridgetown site →