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Roman Catholic Diocese of Belize City–Belmopan

Latin Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Central America

Diocese of Belize City–Belmopan Dioecesis Belizepolitanus-Belmopanus
Holy Redeemer Cathedral
Location
Country	Belize
Ecclesiastical province	Province of Kingston in Jamaica
Statistics
Area	2,591 km2 (1,000 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2014) 334,297 162,100 (48.5%%)
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Cathedral	Holy Redeemer Cathedral (Belize City)
Co-cathedral	Our Lady of Guadalupe Co-Cathedral (Belmopan)
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Sede Vacante
Metropolitan Archbishop	Kenneth David Oswin Richards
Auxiliary Bishops	Christopher Glancy, C.S.V.
Website
catholic.bz

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Belize City–Belmopan (Latin: Dioecesis Belizepolitanus-Belmopanus) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in continental Central America. The diocese comprises the entirety of Belize, the former British dependency British Honduras. It is a Latin suffragan of the Archdiocese of Kingston (onJamaica) and a member of the Antilles Episcopal Conference,^[1] yet still depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

The cathedral of the diocese, also known as its mother church, is Holy Redeemer CathedralinBelize City.^[2] Our Lady of Guadalupe Co-CathedralinBelmopan is the co-cathedral of the diocese.^[3]

• The diocese was erected as the Apostolic PrefectureofBritish Honduras (the country's colonial name) on 10 June 1888, on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Jamaica.
• It was elevated on 1 March 1893 as Apostolic Vicariate of British Honduras, hence entitled to a titular bishop. Its name was changed to the Apostolic Vicariate of Belize, after its see, on 15 December 1925.
• It was elevated to Diocese of Belize on 29 February 1956. On 31 December 1983 the name of the diocese was changed to Diocese of Belize City–Belmopan.^[4]

As per 2014, it pastorally served 162,100 Catholics (48.5% of 334,297 total) on 22,963 km² in 13 parishes and 5 missions with 46 priests (14 diocesan, 32 religious), 2 deacons, 95 lay religious (38 brothers, 57 sisters) and a seminarian.^[4]

(all Roman Rite)^[4]

Apostolic Prefect of British Honduras

1. Salvatore di Pietro, SJ (10 June 1888 – 3 January 1893)

Apostolic Vicars of British Honduras

1. Salvatore di Pietro, SJ (3 January 1893 – 23 August 1898)
2. Frederick C. Hopkins, SJ (17 August 1899 – 19 April 1923)
3. Joseph Anthony Murphy, SJ (11 December 1923 – 15 December 1925)

Apostolic Vicars of Belize

1. Joseph Anthony Murphy, SJ (15 December 1925 – 16 July 1938)
2. William A. Rice, SJ (19 November 1938 – 28 February 1946)
3. David Francis Hickey, SJ (10 June 1948 – 29 February 1956)

Bishops of Belize City

1. David Francis Hickey, SJ (29 February 1956 – 1 August 1957)
2. Robert Louis Hodapp, SJ (2 March 1958 – 11 November 1983)

Bishops of Belize City–Belmopan

1. Osmond P. Martin (11 November 1983 – 18 November 2006)
2. Dorick M. Wright (18 November 2006 – 26 January 2017)
3. Lawrence Sydney Nicasio (26 January 2017 – 1 January 2024)

• Osmond P. Martin (8 June 1982 – 11 November 1983), appointed Bishop here
• Dorick M. Wright (12 December 2001 – 18 November 2006), appointed Bishop here
• Christopher Glancy, CSV (18 February 2012 – )

• List of Catholic dioceses in Central America
• History of Roman Catholicism in Belize

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