Roman Catholic Diocese of Hamilton in Bermuda

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Diocese of Hamilton in Bermuda
Dioecesis Hamiltonensis in Bermuda
Basic information
Location	Hamilton, Bermuda
Territory	Bermuda
Rite	Latin Rite
Patron	St. Therese of Lisieux
Ecclesiastical province	Province of Nassau
Established	February 19, 1953
Cathedral	Cathedral Church of St. Theresa
Bishop	Bishop of Hamilton in Bermuda
Website	Diocese of Hamilton in Bermuda
Current leadership
Diocesan Bishop	Robert Joseph Kurtz Bishop of Hamilton in Bermuda

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Hamilton in Bermuda (Latin: Dioecesis Hamiltonensis in Bermuda) is a diocese of the Latin rite of the Roman Catholic Church in North America. The diocese comprises the entirety of the dependency of Bermuda. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Nassau, and a member of the Antilles Episcopal Conference.

The diocese of Hamilton was erected in 1953 as the Prefecture Apostolic of Bermuda Islands. It was elevated to an apostolic vicariate in January 1956 and to the Diocese of Hamilton in Bermuda in June 1967.

[edit] Ordinaries

• Robert Stephen Dehler, C. R. (1954 - 1966)
• Bernard James Murphy, C. R. (1967 - 1974)
• Brian Leo John Hennessy, C. R. (1975 - 1995)
• Robert Joseph Kurtz, C. R. (1995 - )

[edit] References

• Diocese of Hamilton in Bermuda official site
• Diocese of Hamilton in Bermuda. Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved on 2007-02-26.