Roman Catholic Diocese of Kingstown
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Diocese of Kingstown Dioecesis Regalitanus |
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| Location | |
| Country | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  |
| Ecclesiastical province | Castries |
| Metropolitan | Castries |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 388 km2 (150 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 109,022 8,176 (7.5%) |
| Parishes | 6 |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 23 October 1989 (27 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Assumption Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Gerard County |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Robert Rivas |
| Website | |
| catholicsvg.org | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kingstown (Latin: Dioecesis Regalitanus) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Caribbean. The diocese comprises the entirety of the nation of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The diocese is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Castries and a member of the Antilles Episcopal Conference.
The Diocese of Kingstown was erected on 23 October 1989 by Pope John Paul II. It was formed by splitting the Diocese of Bridgetown-Kingstown into the dioceses of Kingstown and Bridgetown.
The cathedral of the diocese is the Cathedral of the Assumption in Kingstown. The diocese includes about 10,000 faithful, served by six parishes, five pre-schools, three primary schools, and two secondary schools.
The founding bishop was Robert Rivas, who served since the inception of the diocese to 2007 when he was appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Castries. As of 19 July 2007 the See of Kingstown had been vacant until a new bishop, Charles Jason Gordon, was named by the Vatican on the 8 July 2011 at 6 a.m. St. Vincent & the Grenadines time. Archbishop Rivas had been appointed Apostolic Administrator until the appointment of a new bishop and had appointed as his delegate Fr. Pio Atonio M.F., who oversaw the everyday running of the diocese.
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