Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Castries

{{Short description|Latin Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in the Caribbean}}

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| jurisdiction = Metropolitan Archdiocese

| name = Castries

| latin = Archidioecesis Metropolitae Castriensis

| image = Kathedrale von Castries.JPG

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| caption = Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception

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| country = {{flag|St. Lucia }}

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| area_km2 = 616

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| population = 181,273

| population_as_of = 2016

| catholics = 105,256

| catholics_percent = 58.1

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| denomination = Catholic

| sui_iuris_church = Latin Church

| rite = Roman RiteLatin Rite

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| cathedral = Cathedral Basilica of the
Immaculate Conception in Castries

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| metro_archbishop = Gabriel Malzaire

| bishop_title = Archbishop

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| vicar_general = Michel Francis

| episcopal_vicar = Athanase Joseph

| judicial_vicar = Joseph Raj

| emeritus_bishops = Robert Rivas

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| website = {{Official website|https://aocslu.org/|aoc.slu.org}}

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The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Castries ({{langx|la|Archidioecesis Metropolitae Castriensis}}) is an archdiocese of the Latin Church of the 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.[http://www.catholicnewstt.com/magazine/february28/index.html "Bishop Gordon tells Kingstown successor: Say 'yes' to the Cross"] (p. 13) "Catholic News", February 28, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2016. The archdiocese is a member of the Antilles Episcopal Conference.

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 {{As of|2008|alt=current}} archbishop is Gabriel Malzaire The cathedral is the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, a minor basilica located in Derek Walcott Square, Castries.