Roman Catholic Diocese of Belize City–Belmopan
Latin Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Central America / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Belize City–Belmopan (Latin: Dioecesis Belizepolitanus-Belmopanus) is a diocese of the Latin Church 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,[1] yet still depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
Diocese of Belize City–Belmopan Dioecesis Belizepolitanus-Belmopanus | |
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Location | |
Country | Belize |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Kingston in Jamaica |
Statistics | |
Area | 2,591 km2 (1,000 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2014) 334,297 162,100 (48.5%%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Cathedral | Holy Redeemer Cathedral (Belize City) |
Co-cathedral | Our Lady of Guadalupe Co-Cathedral (Belmopan) |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Sede Vacante |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Kenneth David Oswin Richards |
Auxiliary Bishops | Christopher Glancy, C.S.V. |
Website | |
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The cathedral of the diocese, also known as its mother church, is Holy Redeemer Cathedral in Belize City.[2] Our Lady of Guadalupe Co-Cathedral in Belmopan is the co-cathedral of the diocese.[3]