Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Castries

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Castries (Latin: Archidioecesis Castriensis) is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Caribbean. The archdiocese consists of the entirety of the former British dependency of Saint Lucia and is a metropolitan see, the suffragans of the Castries Province being the Dioceses of Roseau, Saint George's in Grenada, St. John's-Basseterre and Kingstown.[1] The archdiocese is a member of the Antilles Episcopal Conference.

Archdiocese of Castries Archidioecesis Castriensis
Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
Location
Country	St. Lucia
Statistics
Area	616 km2 (238 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2016) 181,273 105,256 (58.1%)
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Castries
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Robert Rivas O.P.
Bishops emeritus	Kelvin Edward Felix

Erected as the Diocese of Castries in 1956 from its then-metropolitan see of Port of Spain, it was elevated to archdiocese in November 1974.

The current archbishop is Robert Rivas, O.P. The cathedral is the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, a minor basilica located in Derek Walcott Square, Castries.