Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Castries
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Castries
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Archdiocese
name= Castries
latin=Archidioecesis Castriensis
country= St. Lucia
rite=Roman Rite
cathedral = Cathedral Basillica of the
Immaculate Conception in Castries
cocathedral =
area= 616
population= 157,775
population_as_of=2006
catholics= 100,243
catholics_percent=63.5
bishop= Robert Rivas O.P.
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Castries (Latin: "Archidioecesis Castriensis") is an archdiocese of the of the Latin rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Caribbean. The archdiocese consists of the entirety the former British dependency of Saint Lucia. The archdiocese is the metropolitan of 4 dioceses: Diocese of Roseau, the Diocese of Saint George's in Grenada, the Diocese of Kingstown and the Diocese of St. John's-Basseterre. The archdiocese is a member of the Antilles Episcopal Conference.
Erected as the Diocese of Castries in 1956 from the former metropolitan of Port of Spain, the diocese was elevated to an archdiocese in Nov 1974.
The current archbishop is Robert Rivas, O.P. and the cathedral is the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, a minor basilica located in Derek Walcott Square, Castries.
Ordinaries
*Charles Alphonse H.J. Gachet F.M.I. (1957 - 1974)
*Patrick Webster O.S.B. (1974 - 1979)
*Kelvin Edward Felix (1981 - 2008)
*Robert Rivas O.P. (2008 - )
References
http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dcast.html
External links
* [http://www.archdioceseofcastries.org/ Archdiocese of Castries website]
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