Roman Catholic Diocese of Belize City–Belmopan explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Belize City–Belmopan
Latin:Dioecesis Belizepolitanus-Belmopanus
Country: Belize
Province:Province of Kingston in Jamaica
Area Km2:2,591
Population:334,297
Population As Of:2014
Catholics:162,100
Catholics Percent:48.5%
Denomination:Catholic
Sui Iuris Church:Latin Church
Rite:Roman Rite
Cathedral:Holy Redeemer Cathedral (Belize City)
Cocathedral:Our Lady of Guadalupe Co-Cathedral (Belmopan)
Bishop:Sede Vacante
Metro Archbishop:Kenneth David Oswin Richards
Auxiliary Bishops:Christopher Glancy, C.S.V.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Belize City–Belmopan (Latin: Dioecesis Belizepolitanus-Belmopanus) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in continental Central America. The diocese comprises the entirety of Belize, the former British dependency British Honduras. It is a Latin suffragan of the Archdiocese of Kingston (on Jamaica) and a member of the Antilles Episcopal Conference,[1] yet still depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

The cathedral of the diocese, also known as its mother church, is Holy Redeemer Cathedral in Belize City.[2] Our Lady of Guadalupe Co-Cathedral in Belmopan is the co-cathedral of the diocese.[3]

History

Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 162,100 Catholics (48.5% of 334,297 total) on 22,963 km² in 13 parishes and 5 missions with 46 priests (14 diocesan, 32 religious), 2 deacons, 95 lay religious (38 brothers, 57 sisters) and a seminarian.[4]

Bishops

(all Roman Rite)[4]

Ordinaries

Apostolic Prefect of British Honduras
  1. Salvatore di Pietro, SJ (10 June 1888 – 3 January 1893)
Apostolic Vicars of British Honduras
  1. Salvatore di Pietro, SJ (3 January 1893 – 23 August 1898)
  2. Frederick C. Hopkins, SJ (17 August 1899 – 19 April 1923)
  3. Joseph Anthony Murphy, SJ (11 December 1923 – 15 December 1925)
Apostolic Vicars of Belize
  1. Joseph Anthony Murphy, SJ (15 December 1925 – 16 July 1938)
  2. William A. Rice, SJ (19 November 1938 – 28 February 1946)
  3. David Francis Hickey, SJ (10 June 1948 – 29 February 1956)
Bishops of Belize City
  1. David Francis Hickey, SJ (29 February 1956 – 1 August 1957)
  2. Robert Louis Hodapp, SJ (2 March 1958 – 11 November 1983)
Bishops of Belize City–Belmopan
  1. Osmond P. Martin (11 November 1983 – 18 November 2006)
  2. Dorick M. Wright (18 November 2006 – 26 January 2017)
  3. Lawrence Sydney Nicasio (26 January 2017 – 1 January 2024)

Auxiliary bishops

See also

References

  1. Diocese of Belize City & Belmopan
    Antilles Episcopal Conference; December 12, 2002; url accessed June 28, 2006
  2. http://www.holyredeemerbelize.org/history.html History
  3. http://kozmicmedia.com/belize/journal/belizej7.html
  4. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/beli0.htm Diocese of Belize City–Belmopan

External links

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