Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Castries

Metropolitan Archdiocese of Castries

*Archidioecesis Metropolitae Castriensis*
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Castries; Archidioecesis Metropolitae Castriensis
	Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
Location
Country	St. Lucia
Statistics
Area	616 km2 (238 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 2016); 181,273; 105,256 (58.1%)
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman RiteLatin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral Basilica of the; Immaculate Conception in Castries
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Gabriel Malzaire
Vicar General	Michel Francis
Episcopal Vicars	Athanase Joseph
Judicial Vicar	Joseph Raj
Bishops emeritus	Kelvin Edward Felix; Robert Rivas
Website
	aoc.slu.org

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.

Bishops

Charles Alphonse H.J. Gachet, F.M.I. (1957–1974)
Patrick Webster, O.S.B. (1974–1979)
Kelvin Edward Felix (1981–2008); elevated to Cardinal in 2014
Robert Rivas, O.P. (2008–2022)
Gabriel Malzaire, C.M.G (2022–present)

↑ "Bishop Gordon tells Kingstown successor: Say 'yes' to the Cross" (p. 13) "Catholic News", February 28, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2016.

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