| Archdiocese of Castries Archidioecesis Castriensis |
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| Location | |
| Country | St. Lucia |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 616 km2 (238 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 157,775 100,243 (63.5%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Castries |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Robert Rivas O.P. |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Castries (Latin: Archidioecesis Castriensis) is an archdiocese 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 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 November 1974.
The current[update] 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.
http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dcast.html