Parishes of Jamaica Parishes of Jamaica Administratively, Jamaica is divided into fourteen parishes. They are grouped into three historic counties, which have no administrative relevance. Every parish has a coast; none is landlocked. The traditional county towns were Savanna-la-Mar for Cornwall County, Spanish Town for Middlesex County, and Kingston for Surrey County. The parishes of Kingston and Saint Andrew together form the "Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation". Parishes have been a feature of local administration in Jamaica since the island was captured by the English in 1655. The number has varied over time and some no longer exist having either been absorbed into
Religion in Jamaica Methodist, 1% Moravian and 1% Brethren Christian. The Church of God has 111 congregations in six regions: There are about 50,000 (2%) Catholics in Jamaica, which is divided into three dioceses, including one archdiocese: The Missionaries of the Poor monastic order originated in Kingston, Jamaica. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reports 5,891 members living in Jamaica. Members of the Church are organized under the Kingston Jamaica Stake, the Mandeville Jamaica District and the Kingston Jamaica Mission, and members attend the Panama City Panama Temple. The Rastafari movement or Rasta is a new religious movement that arose in