Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nassau

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Archdiocese of Nassau
Archidioecesis Nassaviensis
Basic information
Location	Nassau, Bahamas
Territory	The Bahamas
Rite	Latin Rite
Patron	St. Francis Xaver
Ecclesiastical province	Province of Nassau
Established	March 21, 1929
Cathedral	St. Francis Xavier Cathedral
Bishop	Archbishop of Nassau
Website	Archdiocese of Nassau
Current leadership
Diocesan Bishop	Patrick Christopher Pinder Archbishop of Nassau

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nassau (Latin: Archidioecesis Nassaviensis) is an archdiocese of the Latin rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Caribbean. The diocese encompasses the islands of the former British dependency of the Bahamas. The Archdiocese is the Metropolitan responsible for the suffragan diocese of Hamilton in Bermuda and the Mission sui iuris of Turks and Caicos, and is a member of the Antilles Episcopal Conference.

The diocese was originally erected as the Prefecture Apostolic of the Bahama in March of 1929, and was subsequently elevated to the Vicariate Apostolic of the Bahama Islands in January of 1941, and then to a full diocese, as the diocese of Nassau in June of 1960. On June 22nd, 1999, the diocese was again elevated as the new Archdiocese of Nassau.

As of 2004, the diocese contains 30 parishes, 15 active diocesan priests, 14 religious priests, and 48,000 Catholics. It also has 28 Women Religious, 14 Religious Brothers, and 13 permanent deacons.

[edit] Ordinaries

• John Bernard Kevenhoerster O.S.B. (1931 - 1949)
• Paul Leonard Hagarty O.S.B. (1950 - 1981)
• Lawrence Aloysius Burke (1999 - 2004)
• Patrick Christopher Pinder (2004 - present)

[edit] References

• Archdiocese of Nassau page at catholichierarchy.org retrieved July 18, 2006