Roman Catholic Diocese of Hamilton in Bermuda

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Diocese of Hamilton in Bermuda

Dioecesis Hamiltonensis in Bermuda
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St. Theresa's Cathedral
Location
Country Bermuda
Territory Bermuda
Ecclesiastical province Province of Nassau
Metropolitan Hamilton
Statistics
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Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2013)
64,237
9,340 (14.5%)
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established February 19, 1953
Cathedral Cathedral of Saint Theresa of Lisieux
Patron saint St. Therese of Lisieux
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Wiesław Śpiewak
Emeritus Bishops Robert Kurtz
Website
www.catholicbermuda.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Hamilton in Bermuda (Latin: Dioecesis Hamiltonensis in Bermuda) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in North America. The diocese comprises the entirety of the dependency of Bermuda. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Nassau, and a member of the Antilles Episcopal Conference.

The diocese of Hamilton was erected in 1953 as the Prefecture Apostolic of Bermuda Islands. It was elevated to an apostolic vicariate in January 1956 and to the Diocese of Hamilton in Bermuda in June 1967.

Ordinaries

References

  • Official website
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