Diocese of Kingstown
Regalitan(us)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Latin rite diocese covering Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, with its see at the Cathedral of the Assumption in Kingstown. Erected 23 October 1989 by Pope John Paul II by division of the former Diocese of Bridgetown-Kingstown; it is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Castries.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 23 October 1989
- Latin
- Regalitan(us)
- Annuario code
- 001001865
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 8,176
- Population
- 109,022
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 7.5%
- Priests
- 11
- Catholics per priest
- 743
- Extent
- 388 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 21
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
- Bishop
- Gerard County, C.S.Sp.
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
Cathedral of the Assumption stands in Kingstown, 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 Castries
A suffragan of Castries.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of RoseauRoseau
- Diocese of Saint George's in GrenadaSaint George's
- Diocese of Saint John's-BasseterreSaint John's-Basseterre
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
The entire nation of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines makes up the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kingstown (Latin: Dioecesis Regalitana), a Latin Church territory of the Catholic Church in the Caribbean. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Castries and belongs to the Antilles Episcopal Conference.
Catholic Intelligence
Get early access
We are indexing the whole visible Church: every diocese and parish on earth, searchable and mapped, with Mass times, clergy, and diocesan contacts. Launching soon. Sign up to be first in when it opens, starting with [object Object].
One email at launch. Nothing else.
Already have access? Sign inSources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.