Diocese of Belize City–Belmopan, Belize 🇧🇿 (original) (raw)
Celebrations
History
- 1888.06.10: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of British Honduras / Honduren(sis) (Latin) (from Apostolic Vicariate of Jamaica and without ecclesiastical province)
- 1893.01.03: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of British Honduras / Honduren(sis) (Latin)
- 1925.12.15: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Belize / Belizen(sis) (Latin)
- 1956.02.29: Promoted as Diocese of Belize / Belizen(sis) (Latin)
- 1967.09.14: Became suffragan of Kingston in Jamaica
- 1983.12.31: Renamed as Diocese of Belize City–Belmopan / Belizepolitan(us)–Belmopan(us) (Latin)
Papal Visits
Present Prelates
Ordinaries
| Bishops of Belize City–Belmopan (Roman Rite) |
|---|
| Bishop Lawrence Sydney Nicasio (2017.01.26 – 2024.01.01)Sollicitum ambulare cum DeoBorn:1956.09.05 (Belize City, Belize)Ordained Priest:1989.06.16Consecrated Bishop:2017.05.13Died:2024.01.01 (Belize City, Belize † 67)Priest of Belize City–Belmopan (Belize) (1989.06.16 – 2017.01.26)Bishop of Belize City–Belmopan (Belize) (2017.01.26 – 2024.01.01) |
| Bishop Dorick McGowan Wright (2006.11.18 – 2017.01.26)May all things begin and end in ChristBorn:1945.11.15 (Belize City, Belize)Ordained Priest:1975.06.27Consecrated Bishop:2002.04.04Died:2020.04.15 (Belize City, Belize † 74)Priest of Belize City–Belmopan (Belize) (1975.06.27 – 2001.12.12)Titular Bishop of Thimida regia (2001.12.12 – 2006.11.18)Auxiliary Bishop of Belize City–Belmopan (Belize) (2001.12.12 – 2006.11.18)Bishop of Belize City–Belmopan (Belize) (2006.11.18 – 2017.01.26) |
| Bishop Osmond Peter Martin (1983.11.11 – 2006.11.18)Born:1930.12.04 (Dangriga, Belize)Ordained Priest:1959.04.03Consecrated Bishop:1982.10.07Died:2017.02.16 (Dangriga, Belize † 86)Priest of Belize (Belize) (1959.04.03 – 1982.06.08)Titular Bishop of Thucca in Mauretania (1982.06.08 – 1983.11.11)Auxiliary Bishop of Belize (Belize) (1982.06.08 – 1983.11.11)Bishop of Belize City–Belmopan (Belize) (1983.11.11 – 2006.11.18) |
| Bishops of Belize (Roman Rite) |
| Bishop Robert Louis Hodapp, S.J. (1958.03.02 – 1983)Born:1910.10.01 (USA)Ordained Priest:1941.06.18Consecrated Bishop:1958.06.26Died:1989.10.26 († 79)Bishop of Belize (Belize) (1958.03.02 – 1983) |
| Bishop David Francis Hickey, S.J. (1956.02.29 – 1957.08.01)Born:1882.12.03 (USA)Ordained Priest:1917.06.27Consecrated Bishop:1948.09.21Died:1973.08.24 († 90)Titular Bishop of Bonitza (1948.06.10 – 1956.02.29)Vicar Apostolic of Belize (Belize) (1948.06.10 – 1956.02.29)Bishop of Belize (Belize) (1956.02.29 – 1957.08.01)Titular Bishop of Cabasa (1957.08.01 – 1973.08.24) |
| Vicars Apostolic of Belize (Roman Rite) |
| Bishop David Francis Hickey, S.J. (1948.06.10 – 1956.02.29)(see above) |
| Bishop William Aloysius Rice, S.J. (1938.11.19 – 1946.02.28)Born:1891.10.03 (USA)Ordained Priest:1925.08.27Consecrated Bishop:1939.04.16Died:1946.02.28 († 54)Titular Bishop of Rusicade (1938.11.19 – 1946.02.28)Vicar Apostolic of Belize (Belize) (1938.11.19 – 1946.02.28) |
| Bishop Joseph Aloysius Murphy, S.J. (1925.12.15 – 1938)Born:1857.12.24 (Ireland)Ordained Priest:1888.08.26Consecrated Bishop:1924.03.19Died:1939.11.25 († 81)Vicar Apostolic of British Honduras (Belize) (1923.12.11 – 1925.12.15)Titular Bishop of Birtha (1923.12.11 – 1939.11.25)Vicar Apostolic of Belize (Belize) (1925.12.15 – 1938) |
| Vicars Apostolic of British Honduras (Roman Rite) |
| Bishop Joseph Aloysius Murphy, S.J. (1923.12.11 – 1925.12.15)(see above) |
| Bishop Frederick Charles Hopkins, S.J. (1899.08.17 – 1923.04.19)Born:1844.03.25 (England)Ordained Priest:1877.09.23Consecrated Bishop:1899.11.05Died:1923.04.19 († 79)Titular Bishop of Athribis (1899.08.17 – 1923.04.19)Vicar Apostolic of British Honduras (Belize) (1899.08.17 – 1923.04.19) |
| Bishop Salvatore di Pietro, S.J. (1893.01.03 – 1898.08.23)Born:1830.06.15 (Palermo, Italy)Ordained Priest:1859.06.02Consecrated Bishop:1893.04.16Died:1898.08.23 (Belize † 68)Prefect Apostolic of British Honduras (Belize) (1888.06.10 – 1893.01.03)Titular Bishop of Eurœa (1893.01.03 – 1898.08.23)Vicar Apostolic of British Honduras (Belize) (1893.01.03 – 1898.08.23) |
| Prefects Apostolic of British Honduras (Roman Rite) |
| Fr. Salvatore di Pietro, S.J. (later Bishop) (1888.06.10 – 1893.01.03)(see above) |
Former Prelates
- Auxiliary Bishop:
Bishop Christopher Glancy, C.S.V. (64) (2012.02.18 – 2024.03.13) - Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Dorick McGowan Wright (2001.12.12 – 2006.11.18)
- Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Osmond Peter Martin (1982.06.08 – 1983.11.11)
Statistics (2017.12.31)
Area: 22,963 km²
Population: 171,000 Catholics (40.0% of 427,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 13 parishes
Personnel: 38 priests (5 diocesan, 33 religious), 2 deacons, 104 religious (45 brothers, 59 sisters), 5 seminarians