Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica
Regiopolitan(us) in Iamaica
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Kingston, Jamaica
The Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica originated as the Vicariate Apostolic of Jamaica in 1837, became the Diocese of Kingston in 1956, and was elevated to a metropolitan archdiocese in 1967. Its cathedral is Holy Trinity Cathedral in Kingston, and its province includes the suffragan dioceses of Montego Bay, Mandeville and Belize City-Belmopan plus the Cayman Islands mission. Archbishop Kenneth Richards leads the see, serving roughly 58,000 Catholics.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 14 September 1967
- Latin
- Regiopolitan(us) in Iamaica
- Patron
- Santíssima Trindade
- Annuario code
- 001001862
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 58,400
- Population
- 1,460,000
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 4.0%
- Priests
- 56
- Catholics per priest
- 1,043
- Extent
- 3,267 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 18
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Kenneth Richards
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Holy Trinity Cathedral, Kingston stands in Kingston, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Kingston in Jamaica
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of Belize City–BelmopanBelize City–Belmopan
- Diocese of MandevilleMandeville
- Diocese of Montego BayMontego Bay
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.