Diocese of Kingstown
Regalitan(us)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Latin rite diocese covering Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, with its see at the Cathedral of the Assumption in Kingstown. Erected 23 October 1989 by Pope John Paul II by division of the former Diocese of Bridgetown-Kingstown; it is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Castries.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 23 October 1989
- Latin
- Regalitan(us)
- Annuario code
- 001001865
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 8,176
- Population
- 109,022
- Catholic share
- 7.5%
- Priests
- 11
- Catholics per priest
- 743
- Extent
- 388 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 21
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
- Bishop
- Gerard County, C.S.Sp.
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
Cathedral of the Assumption stands in Kingstown, 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 Castries
A suffragan of Castries.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of RoseauRoseau
- Diocese of Saint George's in GrenadaSaint George's
- Diocese of Saint John's-BasseterreSaint John's-Basseterre
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
The entire nation of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines makes up the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kingstown (Latin: Dioecesis Regalitana), a Latin Church territory of the Catholic Church in the Caribbean. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Castries and belongs to the Antilles Episcopal Conference.
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].