Diocese of

Hamilton

Bermuda

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Hamilton / Hamilton in Bermuda / Hamiltonen(sis) in Bermuda (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Nassau

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

Website:

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus

Liturgical Calendar (Universal) 📅

History

1953.02.19: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Bermuda Islands (English) / Insularum Bermudarum (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Halifax)
1956.01.28: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Bermuda Islands (English) / Insularum Bermudarum (Latin)
1967.06.12: Promoted as Diocese of Hamilton / Hamilton in Bermuda / Hamiltonen(sis) in Bermuda (Latin) (without ecclesiastical province)
1999.06.22: Became suffragan of Nassau

Contact Info

Address: St. Theresa’s Cathedral, P.O. Box HM 1191, Hamilton HM EX; 2 Astwood Road, Paget DV04, Bermuda Islands, Bermuda

Phone: +441 232-4414

Papal Visits

Pope Paul VI (1968.08)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2015.06.13 – ...):

Bishop Wiesław Śpiewak, C.R. (60)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Hamilton (Roman Rite)

Bishop Wiesław Śpiewak, C.R. (60)
(2015.06.13 – ...)

Bishop of Hamilton (Bermuda)

Deus caritas est alleluia

Born:	1963.10.19 (Krakow, Poland)
Ordained Priest:	1990.05.19
Consecrated Bishop:	2015.10.01

Bishop of Hamilton (Bermuda) (2015.06.13 – ...)

Bishop Robert Joseph Kurtz, C.R. (84)
(1995.06.01 – 2015.06.13)

Bishop emeritus of Hamilton (Bermuda)

Resurrexit Alleluia

Born:	1939.07.25 (Chicago, IL, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1967.03.11
Consecrated Bishop:	1995.09.15

Superior General of Congregation of the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ (Resurrectionists) (1981 – 1993)

Bishop of Hamilton (Bermuda) (1995.06.01 – 2015.06.13)

Bishop Brian Leo John Hennessy, C.R.
(1975.02.28 – 1995.06.01)

Born:	1919.01.07 (USA)
Ordained Priest:	1950.07.30
Consecrated Bishop:	1975.05.14
Died:	1997.02.13 († 78)

Bishop of Hamilton (Bermuda) (1975.02.28 – 1995.06.01)

Bishop Bernard James Murphy, C.R.
(1967.06.12 – 1974.05.22)

Born:	1918.12.27 (Canada)
Ordained Priest:	1944.06.03
Consecrated Bishop:	1967.09.01
Died:	1974.05.22 († 55)

Bishop of Hamilton (Bermuda) (1967.06.12 – 1974.05.22)

Vicars Apostolic of Bermuda Islands (Roman Rite)

Bishop Robert Stephen Dehler, C.R.
(1956.01.28 – 1966.08.26)

Born:	1889.12.26 (Canada)
Ordained Priest:	1916.12.19
Consecrated Bishop:	1956.03.19
Died:	1966.08.26 († 76)

Prefect Apostolic of Bermuda Islands (Bermuda) (1954 – 1956.01.28)

Titular Bishop of Clazomenæ (1956.01.28 – 1966.08.26)

Vicar Apostolic of Bermuda Islands (Bermuda) (1956.01.28 – 1966.08.26)

Prefects Apostolic of Bermuda Islands (Roman Rite)

Fr. Robert Stephen Dehler, C.R. (later Bishop)
(1954 – 1956.01.28)

(see above)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Cathedral of St. Theresa, Hamilton
World Heritage Site (Minor): Church of Stella Maris, Saint George

Churches by City (6)

Statistics (2021.12.31)

Area: 54 km²

Population: 9,003 Catholics (14.5% of 62,090 total)

Pastoral Centres: 6 parishes

Personnel: 5 priests (2 diocesan, 3 religious), 2 deacons, 3 religious (3 brothers)

Pastoral Centres

Last updated on 2023.11.30

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