Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Castries
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Castries
Latin Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in the Caribbean
The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Castries (Latin: Archidioecesis Metropolitae Castriensis) is an archdiocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the Caribbean. The archdiocese consists of the entirety of the former British dependency of Saint Lucia and is a metropolitan see, the suffragans of the Castries Province being the Dioceses of Roseau, Saint George's in Grenada, St. John's-Basseterre and Kingstown.[1] The archdiocese is a member of the Antilles Episcopal Conference.
Erected as the Diocese of Castries in 1956 from its then-metropolitan see of Port of Spain, it was elevated to archdiocese in November 1974.
The current[update] archbishop is Gabriel Malzaire The cathedral is the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, a minor basilica located in Derek Walcott Square, Castries.
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