Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgetown

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Diocese of Bridgetown
*Dioecesis Pontipolitanis*
Statistics
Country:	Barbados
Rite:	Roman Rite
Area:	430 km²
Population: Total: Catholics:	271,000 (2004) 10,830 (4.0%)
Cathedral:	St. Patrick's Cathedral in Bridgetown
Ordinaries
Bishop:	sede vacante

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgetown (Latin: Dioecesis Pontipolitanus) is is a diocese of the Latin rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Caribbean. The diocese encompasses the entirety of the former British dependency of Barbados. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Port of Spain, and a member of the Antilles Episcopal Conference.

Erected in 1970 as the Diocese of Bridgetown-Kingstown, the diocese was split on 23 October 1989 into the Diocese of Bridgetown and the Diocese of Kingstown. The diocese is currently Vacant, since the retirement of Bishop Malcolm Galt in May of 2005.