Archdiocese of Nassau
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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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