Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nassau

The Archdiocese of Nassau (Latin: Archidioecesis Nassaviensis ) is located in Bahamas Roman Catholic archdiocese based in Nassau. It covers the state of the Bahamas.

History

Pope Pius XI. founded on 21 March 1929, the Apostolic Prefecture of Bahama cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of New York. On January 15, 1941, the Apostolic Prefecture was raised to the Apostolic Vicariate and took the name of the Vicariate Apostolic of the Bahama Islands.

On 5 July 1960, the Apostolic Vicariate of the Diocese, which took the name of Nassau and the Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica was placed under a suffragan levied. The mission sui juris Turks and Caicos Islands was built from parts of its territory on 10 June 1984.

With the Apostolic Constitution Ad aptius consulendum it was collected on 22 June 1999 to the Metropolitan diocese.

Ordinaries

Prefect Apostolic of Bahama

  • John Bernard Kevenhörster OSB (22 May 1931-15. January 1941 )

Vicars Apostolic of the Bahama Islands

  • John Bernard Kevenhörster OSB (15 January 1941-9. December 1949, deceased)
  • Paul Leonard Hagarty, OSB (25 June 1950-5. July 1960 )

Bishops of Nassau

  • Paul Leonard Hagarty, OSB (July 5, 1960 to 1981, resigned )
  • Lawrence Aloysius Burke, SJ (17 July 1981-22. June 1999 )

Archbishops of Nassau

  • Lawrence Aloysius Burke, SJ (22 June 1999-17. February 2004, then Archbishop of Kingston in Jamaica)
  • Patrick Christopher Pinder, since the February 17, 2004
Patrick Pinder Friar Roman Catholic Diocese of Hamilton in Bermuda Roman Catholic Mission Sui Iuris of Turks and Caicos Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica Suffragan diocese Order of Saint Benedict Kingston, Jamaica
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