The Catholic Church in Antigua and Barbuda is part of the worldwide Catholic Church in communion with the Bishop of Rome, the Pope.
Territorial organization
The only ecclesiastical jurisdiction in this island state is the Diocese of Saint John's - Basseterre, suffragan of Archdiocese of Castries. The Catholic population is about 6,930 people out of a total of 100,000 inhabitants. The bishops of Antigua and Barbuda are part of the Antilles Episcopal Conference.[1]
Apostolic Nunciature
The Apostolic Nuncio of Antigua and Barbuda was established on December 15, 1986 with the Papal brief Ut publica et Ecclesiae of Pope John Paul II.
Nuncios
- Manuel Monteiro de Castro (16 February 1985[2] - 21 August 1990)[3]
- Eugenio Sbarbaro (7 February 1991[4] - 26 April 2000)[4]
- Emil Paul Tscherrig (8 July 2000[5] - 22 May 2004)[6]
- Thomas Edward Gullickson (2 October 2004[7] - 21 May 2011)[8]
- Nicola Girasoli (21 December 2011[9] - 16 June 2017)[10]
- Fortunatus Nwachukwu (4 November 2017[11] – 17 December 2021)[12]
- Santiago de Wit Guzmán (30 July 2022 [13] – 25 May 2026)[14]
References
- 1."The World Factbook". CIA World Factbook. 2018. Archived from the original on January 10, 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- 2.Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXVII. 1985. pp. 346, 443. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- 3.Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXXII. 1990. p. 1021. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- 4.[4.2]"Rinunce e Nomine, 26.04.2000" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 26 April 2000. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- 5."Rinunce e Nomine, 08.07.2000" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 8 July 2000. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- 6."Rinunce e Nomine, 22.05.2004" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 22 May 2004. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- 7."Rinunce e nomine, 02.10.2004" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. October 2, 2004. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
- 8."Archbishop Thomas Edward Gullickson Named Nuncio in Ukraine". Religious Information Service of Ukraine. 21 May 2011.
- 9."Rinunce e Nomine, 21.12.2011" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 21 December 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- 10."Rinunce e Nomine, 16.06.2017" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- 11."Resignations and Appointments, 04.11.2017" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 4 November 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- 12."Resignations and Appointments, 17.12.2021" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- 13."Resignations and Appointments, 30.07.2022". Retrieved July 30, 2022.
- 14."Resignations and Appointments, 25.05.2026". Retrieved May 25, 2026.