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Diocese of Belize City–Belmopan
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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.
- Latin name
- Belizepolitan(us)-Belmopan(us)
- Erected
- 31 December 1983 (origins 1956)
- Cathedral
- Holy Redeemer Cathedral
- Co-cathedral
- Our Lady of Guadalupe Co-Cathedral, Belmopan
- Rank
- Suffragan Diocese
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Kingston in Jamaica (Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica)
- Catholics
- 171,000
- Chancery
- 146/B North Front Street, Belize City, Belize
- Telephone
- Tel. [011]223.6919
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- El Petén GT 130 km
- Izabal GT 155 km
- San Pedro Sula HN 193 km
- Yoro HN 216 km
- La Ceiba HN 251 km
- Zacapa y Santo Cristo de Esquipulas GT 255 km
Parishes near the see
- Sacred Heart · San Ignacio 41 km
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel · Benque Viejo del Carmen 48 km
- St. Francis Xavier · Corozal 53 km
- Nuestra Señora de la Asuncion · Burrell Boom 58 km
- San Pablo · Ladyville 64 km
- Divine Mercy · Belize City 67 km
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Sources: official site + Catholic-Hierarchy + Wikipedia · Annuario code 001000873 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08