The Catholic Church within these territories comprises five Provinces , consisting of five archdioceses, fourteen dioceses and two Independent Missions, i.e., twenty-one ecclesiastical units in all.

Politically, within the five Provinces there are thirteen independent Nations, three Departments of France, two parts of the Kingdom of the Netherlands having complete internal autonomy, and six British colonies.  

 In addition, one United States Dependency enjoys observer status.

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Explanation of the logo

Internationally, sun and sea are recognized as descriptive of the Caribbean.

The name Antilles Episcopal Conference is shown over the sea.

It is the responsibility of the Bishops of the different islands to promote within the Caribbean both Christ Himself and the redemption He brings to its people.

These responsibilities are symbolized first by the brightening sun (Jesus Christ, Light of the World) and then by the cross as it increases in size.

The Church too is the Light of the World. The twenty-one different juridical territories of the Church in the Caribbean are represented by the twenty-one rays of the Sun.

A dove then emerges from the Cross.  It signifies the gift of the Holy Spirit flowing from the side of Christ, bringing the reconciliation with God, the forgiveness and the peace, won for us by the sacrifice of Christ on the Calvary.

The final picture of the Cross and Dove with the Sun and the Sea within the ambit of the Antilles Episcopal Conference depicts God’s covenanted People of the Caribbean.