The Catholic Church in St. Lucia is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and the curia in Rome. Catholicism accounted for 92.4% of the population in the 1960 census, but by 2022 its share had declined to 50.6%.[1][2] It remains the largest religious group in the country, followed by 86,967 people.[3]
The entire country comprises a single diocese, the Archdiocese of Castries.[4] Saint Lucia is a member of the Antilles Episcopal Conference and shares a single apostolic nuncio with the other nations that are part of the episcopal conference.
References
- 1."Census Results". The Central Statistical Office of Saint Lucia. Retrieved 2026-06-02.
- 2.CIA World Factbook - St Lucia Accessed March 3, 2015
- 3.Staff, Editorial (2024-08-30). "Saint Lucia Census Report Cites Shift In Religious Affiliation". St. Lucia Times. Retrieved 2026-06-02.
- 4."Dcast". Catholic Hierarchy.