Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica
Regiopolitan(us) in Iamaica
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Kingston, Jamaica
The Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica originated as the Vicariate Apostolic of Jamaica in 1837, became the Diocese of Kingston in 1956, and was elevated to a metropolitan archdiocese in 1967. Its cathedral is Holy Trinity Cathedral in Kingston, and its province includes the suffragan dioceses of Montego Bay, Mandeville and Belize City-Belmopan plus the Cayman Islands mission. Archbishop Kenneth Richards leads the see, serving roughly 58,000 Catholics.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 14 September 1967
- Latin
- Regiopolitan(us) in Iamaica
- Patron
- Santíssima Trindade
- Annuario code
- 001001862
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 58,400
- Population
- 1,460,000
- Catholic share
- 4.0%
- Priests
- 56
- Catholics per priest
- 1,043
- Extent
- 3,267 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 18
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Kenneth Richards
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Holy Trinity Cathedral, Kingston stands in Kingston, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Kingston in Jamaica
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of Belize City–BelmopanBelize City–Belmopan
- Diocese of MandevilleMandeville
- Diocese of Montego BayMontego Bay
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].