Catholic Church in Saint Helena
The Catholic Church in Saint Helena is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
Mission "Sui Iuris" of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Sanctae Helenae, Ascensionis et Tristanensis | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Saint Helena |
| Territory | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha |
| Ecclesiastical province | Immediately subject to the Holy See |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 308 km2 (119 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 5,500 100 (1.8%) |
| Parishes | 3 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 18 August 1986 |
| Secular priests | 1 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Superior | Abbot Hugh Allan, o.praem |
Together with the islands of Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, it forms a mission sui iuris. There is a Catholic church on St Helena, the Sacred Heart in Jamestown. There is a Catholic church on Tristan da Cunha, St Joseph's Catholic Church.
History
- 18 August 1986: Established as Mission "Sui Iuris" of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha from the Archdiocese of Cape Town in South Africa.
Leadership
- Prelates of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (Roman rite)
- Mgr. Anton Agreiter, M.H.M. (October 1, 1986 – August 9, 2002)
- Mgr. Michael Bernard McPartland, S.M.A. (August 9, 2002 – 26 October 2016)
- Abbot Hugh Allan, o.praem (26 October 2016 – present)
References
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