Hamilton Bishopric in Bermuda
| Hamilton Bishopric in Bermuda | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Nassau |
| Diocesan bishop | Wiesław Śpiewak CR |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Robert Joseph Kurtz CR |
| founding | June 12, 1967 |
| surface | 53 km² |
| Parishes | 6 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Residents | 64,000 (December 31, 2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics | 9,340 ( 12/31/2015 / AP2017 ) |
| proportion of | 14.6% |
| Diocesan priest | 3 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 3 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,557 |
| Friars | 3 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 2 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of Saint Theresa of Lisieux |
| Co-cathedral | St. Theresa's Cathedral |
| address | St. Theresa's Cathedral, PO Box HM 1191, Hamilton HM EX; 2 Astwood Road, Paget DV04, Bermuda Islands, Bermuda |
| Website | www.catholicbermuda.org |
The Diocese of Hamilton in Bermuda ( lat . : Dioecesis Hamiltonensis in Bermuda ) is a Roman Catholic diocese based in Hamilton on Bermuda , a British overseas territory in the Atlantic Ocean .
history
Pope Pius XII established on February 19, 1953 with areas of the Archdiocese of Halifax the Apostolic Prefecture of the Bermuda Islands. This was raised on January 28, 1956 Apostolic Vicariate of the Bermuda Islands and on June 12, 1967 to the diocese of Hamilton in Bermuda. The patroness of the diocese is Therese von Lisieux .
Ordinaries
Apostolic Prefect of the Bermuda Islands
- Robert Stephen Dehler CR (1954 - January 28, 1956)
Vicar Apostolic of the Bermuda Islands
- Robert Stephen Dehler CR (January 28, 1956 - August 26, 1966, died)
Bishops of Hamilton in Bermuda
- Bernard James Murphy CR (June 12, 1967 - May 22, 1974, died)
- Brian Leo John Hennessy CR (February 28, 1975 - June 1, 1995, retired)
- Robert Joseph Kurtz CR (June 1, 1995 - June 13, 2015)
- Wiesław Śpiewak CR (since June 13, 2015)