Roman Catholic Diocese of Hamilton in Bermuda
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Diocese of Hamilton in Bermuda Dioecesis Hamiltonensis in Bermuda | |
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Location | |
Country | Bermuda |
Territory | Bermuda |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Nassau |
Metropolitan | Hamilton |
Statistics | |
Area | 20 km2 (7.7 sq mi) |
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 |
Bishops emeritus | Robert Kurtz |
Website | |
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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
- Robert Dehler CR (1954–1966)
- Bernard Murphy CR (1967–1974)
- Brian Hennessy CR (1975–1995)
- Robert Kurtz CR (1995–2015)
- Wiesław Śpiewak CR (2015–)
References
- "Diocese of Hamilton in Bermuda". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-26.