Catholic ChurchinJamaica |
Also known as: Jamaika (Deutsch), Jamaica (español, Português), la Jamaïque (français), Giamaica (Italiano), Jamajka (polski), 牙買加 (正體中文), ジャマイカ (日本語), Iamaica (latine)
Roman Rite (3): Kingston in Jamaica, Mandeville, Montego Bay
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Apostolic Nunciature: Jamaica
Conference of Bishops: Antilles Episcopal Conference (A.E.C.)
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano (C.E.L.A.M.)
Patron Saint: Our Lady of the Assumption
Continent: Central America
Capital: Kingston
Area: 10,831 km²
Population: 2,990,561
Neighbouring Countries: ← Cayman Islands , ↑ Cuba , → Haiti
Religions: Protestant 64.8% (includes Seventh Day Adventist 12.0%, Pentecostal 11.0%, Other Church of God 9.2%, New Testament Church of God 7.2%, Baptist 6.7%, Church of God in Jamaica 4.8%, Church of God of Prophecy 4.5%, Anglican 2.8%, United Church 2.1%, Methodist 1.6%, Revived 1.4%, Brethren 0.9%, and Moravian 0.7%), Roman Catholic 2.2%, Jehovah's Witness 1.9%, Rastafarian 1.1%, other 6.5%, none 21.3%, unspecified 2.3%
Languages: English, English patois
Ethnic Groups: black 92.1%, mixed 6.1%, East Indian 0.8%, other 0.4%, unspecified 0.7%
Motto: Out of many, One People (English)
Area: 10,991 km²
Catholic Population: 71,000 Catholics (2.6% of 2,726,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 64 parishes, 9 mission stations (without resident priest), 20 other centres
Clergy: 6 bishops (3 diocesan, 3 titular), 88 priests (52 diocesan, 36 religious), 47 permanent deacons (diocesan)
Non-Clergy: 285 religious (170 brothers, 115 sisters), 5 members of secular institutes (sisters), 33 major seminarians, 29 missionaries, 369 catechists
Last updated on 2024.09.18
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