Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Castries

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Archdiocese of Castries
Archidioecesis Castriensis
Statistics
Country: St. Lucia
Rite: Roman Rite
Area: 616 km²
Population:
  Total:
  Catholics:
157,775 (2006)
100,243 (63.5%)
Cathedral: Cathedral Basillica of the
Immaculate Conception in Castries
Ordinaries
Bishop: Robert Rivas O.P.

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.

[edit] Ordinaries

[edit] References

http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dcast.html

[edit] External links

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