Roman Catholicism in Saint Lucia
- Roman Catholicism in Saint Lucia
The Roman Catholic Church in St. Lucia is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and the curia in Rome. Roman Catholics form roughly a two-thirds majority (67.5%) of the island's population of 160,765 (2005). A single archdiocese (the Archdiocese of Castries) holds jurisdiction over the country. Saint Lucia is a member of the Antilles Episcopal Conference, as such, it shares a single apostolic nuncio with the other nations making up the episcopal conference.
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