Bridgetown (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Neil Sebastian Ricardo Scantlebury, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Name Changed: 23 October 1989
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Port of Spain
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Barbados
Region: Antilles (West Indies)
Square Kilometers: 430 (166 Square Miles)
Description: The island of Barbados.
Official Web Site: http://catholicbb.org/
Mailing Address: Bishop's House, Lady Meade Gardens, St. Michael, Bridgetown, Barbados, W.I.
Telephone: (246)426-3510

Historical Details

Diocese of Bridgetown-Kingstown
- Latin Name: Pontipolitana-Regalitana
- Erected: 7 March 1970
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Port of Spain
- Country: Barbados
- Region: Antilles (West Indies)

Past and Present Ordinaries

Anthony Hampden Dickson † (19 Oct 1970 Appointed - 23 Apr 1995 Resigned)
Malcolm Patrick Galt, C.S.Sp. † (23 Apr 1995 Appointed - 31 May 2005 Retired)
Charles Jason Gordon (8 Jul 2011 Appointed - 19 Oct 2017 Appointed, Archbishop of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago)
Neil Sebastian Ricardo Scantlebury (28 Dec 2020 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Bridgetown-Kingstown
7 March 1970	Erected	Diocese of Saint George’s in Grenada (Barbate, Saint Vincent, and the northern Grenadines (Bequia, Canouan, Mustique, and Union))	Diocese of Bridgetown-Kingstown (erected)
23 October 1989	Territory Lost	Diocese of Bridgetown-Kingstown	Diocese of Kingstown (erected)
Diocese of Bridgetown
23 October 1989	Name Changed	Diocese of Bridgetown-Kingstown	Diocese of Bridgetown (Barbados)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Diocese of Bridgetown-Kingstown

1980 23,000 373,200 6.2% 3 11 14 1,642 2 22 49 16 ap1981

Diocese of Bridgetown

1999 10,000 260,000 3.8% 3 5 8 1,250 1 5 10 6 ap2000

2000 10,000 260,000 3.8% 3 5 8 1,250 1 5 11 6 ap2001

2001 10,000 260,000 3.8% 3 5 8 1,250 1 5 11 6 ap2002

2002 10,750 269,000 4.0% 4 5 9 1,194 1 5 11 6 ap2003

2003 10,750 269,000 4.0% 3 4 7 1,535 1 4 12 5 ap2004

2004 10,830 271,000 4.0% 3 4 7 1,547 1 4 14 5 ap2005

2006 10,443 250,010 4.2% 4 6 10 1,044 1 6 11 6 ap2007

2012 11,100 277,000 4.0% 3 7 10 1,110 7 7 7 ap2013

2015 10,000 270,000 3.7% 4 6 10 1,000 6 1 7 ap2016

2018 10,000 286,000 3.5% 4 6 10 1,000 2 6 7 7 ap2019

2020 10,020 286,500 3.5% 5 11 16 626 5 11 7 7 ap2021

2022 10,000 286,000 3.5% 7 7 14 714 5 7 7 12 ap2023

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Bridgetown-Kingstown
1980	23,000	373,200	6.2%	3	11	14	1,642	2	22	49	16	ap1981
Diocese of Bridgetown
1999	10,000	260,000	3.8%	3	5	8	1,250	1	5	10	6	ap2000
2000	10,000	260,000	3.8%	3	5	8	1,250	1	5	11	6	ap2001
2001	10,000	260,000	3.8%	3	5	8	1,250	1	5	11	6	ap2002
2002	10,750	269,000	4.0%	4	5	9	1,194	1	5	11	6	ap2003
2003	10,750	269,000	4.0%	3	4	7	1,535	1	4	12	5	ap2004
2004	10,830	271,000	4.0%	3	4	7	1,547	1	4	14	5	ap2005
2006	10,443	250,010	4.2%	4	6	10	1,044	1	6	11	6	ap2007
2012	11,100	277,000	4.0%	3	7	10	1,110		7	7	7	ap2013
2015	10,000	270,000	3.7%	4	6	10	1,000		6	1	7	ap2016
2018	10,000	286,000	3.5%	4	6	10	1,000	2	6	7	7	ap2019
2020	10,020	286,500	3.5%	5	11	16	626	5	11	7	7	ap2021
2022	10,000	286,000	3.5%	7	7	14	714	5	7	7	12	ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Charles Jason Gordon (Bishop: 8 Jul 2011 to 19 Oct 2017; Apostolic Administrator: 19 Oct 2017 to 1 Mar 2021)
Robert Rivas, O.P. (Apostolic Administrator: 31 May 2005 to 21 Sep 2011)
Neil Sebastian Ricardo Scantlebury (Bishop: 28 Dec 2020 - ; Apostolic Administrator: 1 Mar 2021 to 11 Jun 2021; Bishop: 11 Jun 2021)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Anthony Hampden Dickson † (Bishop: 19 Oct 1970 to 23 Apr 1995)
Malcolm Patrick Galt, C.S.Sp. † (Bishop: 23 Apr 1995 to 31 May 2005)

Source(s)

Diocese of Bridgetown-Kingstown
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 62, Page 813, and Page 814
Diocese of Bridgetown
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 82, Page 221, and Page 222

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