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Diocese of Kingstown

Regalitan(us)

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:

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.

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Sources

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.