Bridgetown diocese
Bridgetown diocese | |
Basic data | |
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Country | Barbados |
Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Port of Spain |
Diocesan bishop | Sedis vacancy |
Emeritus diocesan bishop |
Anthony Hampden Dickson Malcolm Patrick Galt CSSp |
founding | March 7, 1970 |
surface | 430 km² |
Parishes | 7 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
Residents | 273,000 (December 31, 2015 / AP2017 ) |
Catholics | 10,000 ( 12/31/2015 / AP2017 ) |
proportion of | 3.7% |
Diocesan priest | 4 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
Religious priest | 6 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
Catholics per priest | 1,000 |
Permanent deacons | 1 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
Friars | 6 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
Religious sisters | 1 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
rite | Roman rite |
Liturgical language | English |
cathedral | Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament |
address | Bishop's House, Ladymeade Gardens, St. Michael, PO Box 1223, Bridgetown, Barbados, WI |
Website | http://mobaydiocese.tripod.com |
The Diocese of Bridgetown ( Latin : Dioecesis Pontipolitana ) is a Roman Catholic diocese based in Bridgetown in Barbados . It includes the island of Barbados.
history
Pope Paul VI founded on March 7, 1970 the Diocese of Bridgetown-Kingstown from cession of territory of the Diocese of Saint George's in Grenada and subordinated it to the Archdiocese of Port of Spain as a suffragan .
On October 23, 1989, the diocese was divided into the Diocese of Bridgetown and the Diocese of Kingstown .
Bishops
Bishops of Bridgetown-Kingstown
- Anthony Hampden Dickson (October 19, 1970– October 23, 1989)
Bishops of Bridgetown
- Anthony Hampden Dickson (October 23, 1989– April 23, 1995)
- Malcolm Patrick Galt CSSp (April 23, 1995– May 31, 2005)
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Charles Jason Gordon (July 8, 2011– October 19, 2017, then Archbishop of Port of Spain; also Bishop of Kingstown from July 8, 2011 to December 22, 2015)
- Sedis vacancy since October 19, 2017