Archdiocese of Nassau

ARCHDIOCESE OF NASSAU (Archidioecesis Nassaviensis)

Country: Bahamas
Denomination: Roman Catholic

Established: 1960 as Diocese of Nassau
Elevated to Archdiocese in 1999

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Origin/meaning

The chief is taken from the coat of arms of St. Francis Xavier, titular of the cathedral. The ship represents one of the ships of Columbus, “The Pinta”, topped by a gold cross to refer to the evangelization of the islands which started by Columbus.

Arms of Bishops and Archbishops

Paul Leonard Hagarty (1960-1981)
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Lawrence Aloysius Burke (1981-2004)
Patrick Christopher Pinder (2004-present)

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