Roman Catholic Diocese of Belize City-Belmopan
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The Diocese of Belize City-Belmopan (Latin: Dioecesis Belizepolitanus-Belmopanus) is a diocese of the Latin rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Central America. The diocese's territory is comprised of the entirety of Belize. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Kingston, and a member of the Antilles Episcopal Conference. [1] The cathedral of the diocese, also known as its motherchurch, is Holy Redeemer Cathedral in Belize City. [2] Our Lady of Guadalupe Co-Cathedral in Belmopan is the co-cathedral of the diocese. [3]
The diocese was erected as the Prefecture Apostolic of British Honduras in 1888, and elevated to an Apostolic Vicariate in 1893. Its name was changed to the Apostolic Vicariate of Belize in 1925, and was elevated to a diocese in 1956. In 1983 the name of the diocese was changed to its current form. [4]
[edit] List of ordinaries
- Prefects of British Honduras
- Salvatore di Pietro, S.J. (1888–1893)
- Apostolic Vicars of British Honduras
- Salvatore di Pietro, S.J. (1893–1898)
- Frederick Charles Hopkins, S.J. (1899–1923)
- Joseph Aloysius Murphy, S.J. (1923–1925)
- Apostolic Vicars of Belize
- Joseph Aloysius Murphy, S.J. (1925–1938)
- William A. Rice, S.J. (1938–1946)
- David Francis Hickey, S.J. (1948–1956)
- Bishops of Belize
- David Francis Hickey, S.J. (1956–1957)
- Robert Louis Hodapp, S.J. (1958–1983)
- Bishops of Belize City-Belmopan
[edit] References
- ^ Diocese of Belize City & Belmopan; Antilles Episcopal Conference; December 12, 2002; url accessed June 28, 2006
- ^ Hstory; Holy Redeemer Cathedral; url accessed June 28, 2006
- ^ [1]; The Belize Journal; December 3, 1996; url accessed June 28, 2006
- ^ Diocese of Belize City-Belmopan, Catholic-Hierarchy.org, url accessed June 28, 2006
- ^ Diocese of Belize City-Belmopan, Catholic-Hierarchy.org, url accessed June 28, 2006
- ^ "Dorrick Wright Installed as Catholic Bishop", 7 News Belize; url accessed March 14, 2007
