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Suffragan diocese Belize City–Belmopan, Belize

Diocese of Belize City–Belmopan

Belizepolitan(us)-Belmopan(us)

Latin Church

Latin rite diocese covering all of Belize, originating as the Prefecture Apostolic of British Honduras in 1888 and elevated to a diocese in 1956 (current name adopted 1983). It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica and is sede vacante following the departure of Bishop Lawrence Sydney Nicasio in early 2024.

On the map

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Belize City–Belmopan, Belize, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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Established
1956
Catholics
171,000
Priests
38
Territory
2,591 km²

Parishes and churches

15 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

No bishop is recorded for this diocese. See the bishop.

The cathedral

Holy Redeemer Cathedral stands in Belize City–Belmopan, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

Its co-cathedral is Our Lady of Guadalupe Co-Cathedral, Belmopan.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.

History

Covering the whole of Belize, the former British dependency of British Honduras, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Belize City-Belmopan (Latin: Dioecesis Belizepolitanus-Belmopanus) is a Latin Church diocese in continental Central America. It is a Latin suffragan of the Archdiocese of Kingston (on Jamaica) and belongs to the Antilles Episcopal Conference, while still depending on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.