Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint John's–Basseterre
Diocese of Saint John's–Basseterre Dioecesis Sancti Ioannis–Imatelluranus | |
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Location | |
Country | Antigua and Barbuda British Virgin Islands, UK |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Castries |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,050 km2 (410 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 169,787 14,878 (8.8%) |
Parishes | 10 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 16 January 1971 (53 years ago) |
Cathedral | Holy Family Cathedral |
Co-cathedral | Co-Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Robert Anthony Llanos |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Robert Rivas O.P. |
Bishops emeritus | Kenneth Richards
Donald James Reece Joseph O Bowers |
Map | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint John's–Basseterre (
Cathedrals
It has two
The Holy Family Cathedral was completed and opened in 1987,
The cathedral is of post Vatican II Latin Rite, but on the feasts of the Epiphany and of the Assumption, Sunday Mass is celebrated according to the Byzantine Rite.[citation needed]
Extent and statistics
The diocese encompasses the islands of five Anglophone countries in the Lesser Antilles :
- Antigua and Barbuda, which has the see Holy Family Cathedral in St John's, Antigua
- Saint Kitts and Nevis, which has a co-cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Basseterre, St Kitts
- Anguilla
- Montserrat
- the British Virgin Islands.
As per 2014, it pastorally served 16,743 Catholics (9.0% of 186,880 total) on 1,059 km² in 13 parishes and 20 missions with 12 priests (3 diocesan, 9 religious), 3 deacons and 21 lay religious (9 brothers, 12 sisters).
History
The diocese was erected on 16 January 1971 as Diocese of Saint John's, on territory split off from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Roseau (Dominica).
On 21 June 1981 it was renamed as Diocese of Saint John's–Basseterre.
Episcopal ordinaries
(all Roman Rite)
- Suffragan Bishop of Saint John's
- S.V.D.(16 January 1971 — 21 June 1981)
- Suffragan Bishops of Saint John's–Basseterre
- Joseph Oliver Bowers, S.V.D. (21 June 1971 — 17 July 1981, retired)
- Donald James Reece (17 July 1981 — 12 October 2007, appointed as Coadjutor Archbishop of Kingston in Jamaica)
- sede vacante, Apostolic Administrator, Gabriel Malzaire (12 October 2007 — 19 November 2011)
- Coadjutor Archbishop of Kingston in Jamaica)
- sede vacante, Apostolic Administrator, Robert Anthony Llanos (20 June 2016 — 18 December 2018)
- Robert Anthony Llanos (since 18 December 2018)
See also
- List of Catholic dioceses (structured view)
- St. Theresa Church, Charlestown
- St. William's Church, Road Town
References
- ^ a b "A Brief History of the Catholic Church in Antigua". Holy Family Cathedral Parish, Antigua. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ "Cathedral of the Holy Family". GCatholic. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ "SKNVibes | Bishop Reece appointed as Archbishop".
Sources and external links
- GCatholic, with Google map and satellite photo
- Radio for the Diocese
- "Saint John's-Basseterre". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 27 February 2007.
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