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Archdiocese of Castries

Archidioecesis Castriensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Gabriel Malzaire, Archbishop
  • Kelvin Edward Felix, Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
  • Robert Rivas, O.P., Archbishop Emeritus

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 18 November 1974
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Saint Lucia
  • Region: Antilles (West Indies)
  • Square Kilometers: 617 (238 Square Miles)
  • Description: All of Saint Lucia.
  • Official Web Site: http://www.archdioceseofcastries.org/
  • Mailing Address: Chancery Offices, Battery Road, Vigie, P.O. Box 267, Castries, Saint Lucia, W.I.
  • Telephone: (758)452-2416

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Castries
20 February 1956ErectedArchdiocese of Port of Spain (Island of St. Lucia) Diocese of Castries (erected)
Archdiocese of Castries
18 November 1974ElevatedDiocese of Castries Archdiocese of Castries

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Castries
195984,72192,08992.0%19194,45962710ap1960
196692,50099,70092.8%126273,42553118ap1967
197097,000107,57090.2%731382,552373421ap1971
Archdiocese of Castries
197696,280110,00087.5%725323,0081283322ap1977
1980100,000120,00083.3%522273,7031232722ap1981
1990120,990142,32485.0%1422363,3604254022ap1991
1999115,000147,17978.1%1714313,7098174423ap2000
2000115,000147,17978.1%1811293,9658144123ap2001
2001116,149147,17978.9%1613294,0058194222ap2002
2002100,243157,77563.5%1512273,7129184222ap2003
2003100,243157,77563.5%1413273,7129194722ap2004
2004100,243157,77563.5%1414283,5809204722ap2005
2006100,243157,77563.5%1813313,23313203522ap2007
2013102,307165,31361.9%1710273,78911124522ap2014
2016105,256181,27358.1%1211234,57611124022ap2017
2019126,317180,45470.0%1612284,51121133816ap2020
2021127,800183,62769.6%1613294,40624193622ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Castries
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 48, Page 488, to Page 490
  • Archdiocese of Castries
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 67, Page 161, and Page 162

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