Catholic Church in Antigua and Barbuda

The Catholic Church in Antigua and Barbuda is part of the worldwide Catholic Church in communion with the Bishop of Rome, the Pope.

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] 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.