Diocese of Belize-Belmopana ( Latin: Dioecesis Belizepolitana-Belmopana ) - Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church with its center in the city of Belize ( Belize ). The Diocese of Belize-Belmopan is a member of the Kingston Metropolitanate . The Cathedral of the Diocese of Belize-Belmopan is the Church of the Holy Savior .
| Diocese of Belize-Belmopan | |
|---|---|
| Dioecesis Belizepolitana-Belmopana | |
| Latin | |
| Main city | Belize |
| A country | Belize |
| Established | June 10, 1888 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Holy Savior |
| Metropolis | Kingston Archdiocese |
| Parishes | 13 |
| Diocese Square | 22.965 km² |
| Diocese population | 287.730 people |
| The number of Catholics | 133,000 people |
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History
On June 10, 1888, the Holy See established the apostolic prefecture of British Honduras , separating it from the Apostolic Vicariate of Jamaica (today, Kingston’s Archdiocese ).
On January 3, 1893, the apostolic prefecture of British Honduras was transformed into an apostolic vicar.
On December 15, 1925, the Apostolic Vicariate of British Honduras was renamed the Apostolic Vicariate of Belize.
On February 29, 1956, Pope Pius XII issued the bull “Cum Christus,” which transformed the apostolic vicar of Belize into a diocese.
On December 31, 1983, the Diocese of Belize was renamed the Diocese of Belize-Belmopan.
The Diocese of Belize-Belmopan is part of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of the Antilles .
Ordinaries of the diocese
- Bishop of Salvatore di Pietro (10.06.1888 - 08.23.1898);
- Bishop Frederick Charles Hopkins (08/17/1899 - 04/19/1923);
- Bishop Joseph Aloysius Murphy (12/11/1923 - 1938);
- Bishop William A. Rice (11/19/1938 - 02/28/1946);
- Bishop David Francis Hickey (06/10/1948 - 08/08/1957);
- Bishop Robert Louis Hodapp (2.03.1958 - 1983);
- Bishop Osmond Peter Martin (11/11/1983 - 11/18/2006);
- Bishop Dorick McGowan Wright (11/18/2006 - present).
Source
- Annuario Pontificio , Libreria Editrice Vaticana, Città del Vaticano, 2003, ISBN 88-209-7422-3
- Bolla Cum Christus , AAS 48 (1956), p. 560 (lat.)