Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgetown
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgetown
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Bridgetown
latin=Dioecesis Pontipolitanis
country= Barbados
rite=Roman Rite
cathedral = St. Patrick's Cathedral in Bridgetown
cocathedral =
area= 430
population= 271,000
population_as_of=2004
catholics= 10,830
catholics_percent=4.0
bishop= "sede vacante"
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgetown (Latin: "Dioecesis Pontipolitanus") is is a diocese of the Latin rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Caribbean. The diocese encompasses the entirety of the former British dependency of Barbados. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Port of Spain, and a member of the Antilles Episcopal Conference.
Erected in 1970 as the Diocese of Bridgetown-Kingstown, the diocese was split on 23 October 1989 into the Diocese of Bridgetown and the Diocese of Kingstown. The diocese is currently Vacant, since the retirement of Bishop Malcolm Galt in May 2005.
Ordinaries
*Anthony Hampden Dickson (1970 - 1995)
*Malcolm Patrick Galt C.S.Sp. (1995 - 2005)
*Vacant
References
http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dbrit.html
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