Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nassau

Infobox Roman Catholic diocese
Roman Catholic Diocese of=Archdiocese of Nassau
Latin name of diocese=Archidioecesis Nassaviensis
location=Nassau, Bahamas
territory=The Bahamas
rite=Latin Rite
patron=St. Francis Xaver
province=Province of Nassau
established=March 21, 1929
cathedral=St. Francis Xavier Cathedral
co-cathedral=
leadership=Archbishop of Nassau
website= [http://www.archdioceseofnassau.org Archdiocese of Nassau]
ordinary=Patrick Christopher PinderArchbishop of NassauThe Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nassau (Latin: "Archidioecesis Nassaviensis") is an archdiocese of the Latin rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Caribbean. The diocese encompasses the islands of the former British dependency of the Bahamas. The Archdiocese is the Metropolitan responsible for the suffragan diocese of Hamilton in Bermuda and the Mission sui iuris of Turks and Caicos, and is a member of the Antilles Episcopal Conference.

The diocese was originally erected as the Prefecture Apostolic of the Bahama in March 1929, and was subsequently elevated to the Vicariate Apostolic of the Bahama Islands in January 1941, and then to a full diocese, as the diocese of Nassau in June 1960. On June 22nd, 1999, the diocese was again elevated as the new Archdiocese of Nassau.

As of 2004, the diocese contains 30 parishes, 15 active diocesan priests, 14 religious priests, and 48,000 Catholics. It also has 28 Women Religious, 14 Religious Brothers, and 13 permanent deacons.

Ordinaries

*John Bernard Kevenhoerster O.S.B. (1931 - 1949)
*Paul Leonard Hagarty O.S.B. (1950 - 1981)
*Lawrence Aloysius Burke (1999 - 2004)
*Patrick Christopher Pinder (2004 - present)

References

* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dnass.html Archdiocese of Nassau page at catholichierarchy.org] retrieved July 18, 2006