Diocese of St. John's-Basseterre
| Diocese of St. John's-Basseterre | |
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| Country |
Antigua and Barbuda St. Kitts and Nevis United Kingdom |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Castries |
| Diocesan bishop | Robert Llanos |
| founding | 1971 |
| surface | 1,059 km² |
| Parishes | 10 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Residents | 196,000 (December 31, 2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics | 17,000 ( 12/31/2015 / AP2017 ) |
| proportion of | 8.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 5 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 13 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 944 |
| Permanent deacons | 4 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Friars | 13 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 12 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of the Holy Family in Saint John's |
| Co-cathedral | Co-Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Basseterre |
| Website | www.diocesesjb.com |
The diocese of Saint John's-Basseterre ( Latin Dioecesis Sancti Ioannis Imatelluranus ) is a Roman Catholic diocese based in Saint John's on Antigua in the Caribbean . It includes the states of Antigua and Barbuda and St. Kitts and Nevis as well as the British overseas territories of Anguilla , British Virgin Islands and Montserrat .
history
The diocese of Saint John's-Basseterre was founded on January 16, 1971 by Pope Paul VI. established with the Apostolic Constitution Cum nobis from cession of territory by the Diocese of Roseau as the Diocese of Saint John’s . On June 21, 1981, the diocese of Saint John's was renamed the Diocese of Saint John's-Basseterre .
It is subordinate to the Archdiocese of Castries as a suffragan .
Ordinaries
Bishops of Saint John's
- Joseph Oliver Bowers SVD , 1971–1981
Bishops of Saint John's-Basseterre
- Joseph Oliver Bowers SVD, 1981
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Donald James Reece , 1981-2007, then Coadjutor Archbishop of Kingston, Jamaica
- Gabriel Malzaire , 2007–2011 ( Apostolic Administrator )
- Kenneth David Oswin Richards , 2011–2016, then Archbishop of Kingston, Jamaica
- Robert Llanos , since 2018
See also
Web links
- Entry for the Diocese of St. John's-Basseterre on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Homepage of the Diocese of Saint John's-Basseterre (English)
Individual evidence
Coordinates: 17 ° 7 ′ N , 61 ° 50 ′ W