Assumption Cathedral, Kingstown

The Assumption Cathedral,[1] also called Catholic Cathedral of Kingstown or Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption or simply St. Mary's Cathedral, Is the name given to a religious building affiliated with the Catholic Church which is located in the city of Kingstown[2] the capital, port city and the main commercial center of the Caribbean country of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in the East of the Lesser Antilles.

Assumption Cathedral
Assumption Cathedral, Kingstown
Location	Kingstown
Country	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Denomination	Roman Catholic Church

Its history dates back to a first structure erected in stages from 1823[3] although the present building was completed in the 1930s decade. It was declared Co-cathedral of the Diocese of Bridgetown-Kingstown in 1971 and since 1989 is Kingstown's Cathedral. It stands out for its striking architecture which is a combination of styles (Moorish, Romanesque, Byzantine, Venetian and Flemish) that strongly contrasts with the rest of the city.

The temple follows the Roman or Latin rite and is the main or mother church of the Catholic diocese of Kingstown (Dioecesis Regalitanus) that was created in 1989 through the bull "Diligenter iamdiu" of the then Pope John Paul II.

It is under the pastoral responsibility of Bishop Gerard County.[4]

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
• Assumption Cathedral

Garden Courtyard

References

1. Cathedral of the Assumption in Kingstown
2. Islands Magazine. 1996-06-01.
3. Fodor's (2010-12-28). Fodor's Barbados, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, the Grenadines & Grenada. Travel Distribution. ISBN 9780307928030.
4. Cheney, David M. "Kingstown (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2017-02-04.