Roman Catholic Diocese of Hamilton in Bermuda

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.

This article is about the Catholic diocese in Bermuda. For other locations, see Diocese of Hamilton (disambiguation).

Diocese of Hamilton in Bermuda

Dioecesis Hamiltonensis in Bermuda
St. Theresa's Cathedral
Location
Country United Kingdom
Territory Bermuda
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Nassau
MetropolitanHamilton
Statistics
Area20 km2 (7.7 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2013)
64,237
9,340 (14.5%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established19 February 1953
CathedralCathedral of Saint Theresa of Lisieux
Patron saintSt. Therese of Lisieux
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopWiesław Śpiewak
Bishops emeritusRobert Kurtz
Website
www.romancatholicbermuda.bm

The diocese of Hamilton was erected in 1953 out of the Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth in Nova Scotia, Canada (Bermuda having historically been part of British North America) as the Prefecture Apostolic of Bermuda Islands.[1] It was elevated to an apostolic vicariate in January 1956 and to the Diocese of Hamilton in Bermuda in June 1967.

Ordinaries

References
  1. "A History Of Our Church". Roman Catholic Diocese of Hamilton in Bermuda. The Diocese of Hamilton in Bermuda. Retrieved 28 August 2021. The Diocese of Hamilton in Bermuda was established in 12th June 1967. Bermuda was served by the Diocesan clergy of Halifax until 1953, after which pastoral responsibility transferred to the Congregation of the Resurrection.

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