Catholicism in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - The Roman Catholic Church in the island nation of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is part of the worldwide Catholic Church.
The number of Catholics in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is about 14 thousand people (13% of the total population [1] ). In terms of numbers, Catholics rank third in number after the Anglican Church and Methodists .
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History
From the very beginning of its existence, the Catholic community on the islands of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was subordinate to the bishop of Trinidad and Tobago . In 1956, the islands became part of the diocese of St. George , whose center was located in the capital of the state of Grenadines. The diocese of Bridgetown-Kingstown was created in 1970, which in 1989 was divided by Pope John Paul II into two separate dioceses of Bridgetown and Kingstown ..
In 2011, the Department of the Diocese of Kingstown was transferred to the Bishop of Bridgetown.
The Catholic Church in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is part of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of Antilles .
Structure
There are seven parishes in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, of which three are on the island of Saint Vincent and four are in the Grenadines.
Nuncia
On April 17, 1990, Pope John Paul II issued the Universalis per terras log , which he established in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, an apostolic nunciature.
- Eugenio Sbarbaro - (February 7, 1991 - April 26, 2000 - appointed apostolic nuncio in Yugoslavia );
- Emil-Paul Sherrig - (July 8, 2000 - May 22, 2004 - appointed apostolic nuncio in Korea );
- Thomas Gallikson - (October 2, 2004 - May 21, 2011 - appointed apostolic nuncio in Ukraine );
- Nicola Girasoli - (October 29, 2011 - present).
Notes
Links
- International Religious Freedom Report , 2007
- Information
- Breve Universalis per terras , AAS 82 (1990), p. 852 (lat.)