Roman Catholic Diocese of Belize City-Belmopan
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Diocese of Belize City and Belmopan Dioecesis Belizepolitanus and Belmopanus |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Belize |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Kingston in Jamaica |
| Metropolitan | Charles Henry Dufour |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,591 km2 (1,000 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 287,730 218,938 (76.1%) |
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| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | Holy Redeemer Cathedral (Belize City) |
| Co-cathedral | Our Lady of Guadalupe Co-Cathedral (Belmopan) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Bishop Elect Lawrence Sydney Nicasio |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Christopher Glancy, C.S.V. |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Belize City and Belmopan (Latin: Dioecesis Belizepolitanus and Belmopanus) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in continental Central America. The diocese comprises the entirety of Belize, the former British dependency British Honduras. It is a Latin suffragan of the Archdiocese of Kingston (on Jamaica) and a member of the Antilles Episcopal Conference, yet still depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
The cathedral of the diocese, also known as its mother church, is Holy Redeemer Cathedral in Belize City.Our Lady of Guadalupe Co-Cathedral in Belmopan is the co-cathedral of the diocese.
As per 2014, it pastorally served 162,100 Catholics (48.5% of 334,297 total) on 22,963 km² in 13 parishes and 5 missions with 46 priests (14 diocesan, 32 religious), 2 deacons, 95 lay religious (38 brothers, 57 sisters) and a seminarian.
(all Roman Rite)
Coordinates: 17°29′51.7″N 88°11′20.2″W / 17.497694°N 88.188944°W
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