Mission sui juris St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
| Mission sui juris St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha |
| Superior | Hugh Allan OPraem |
| surface | 308 km² |
| Parishes | 3 (2004 / AP 2005 ) |
| Residents | 5,500 (2004 / AP 2005 ) |
| Catholics | 100 (2004 / AP 2005 ) |
| proportion of | 1.8% |
| Religious priest | 1 (2004 / AP 2005 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 100 |
| Friars | 1 (2004 / AP 2005 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | officially none |
| address | RC Church, Upper Jamestown, St. Helena Island, South Atlantic Ocean; Saint Mary's Church, Port Stanley, Falkland Island, South Atlantic Ocean |
| Website | www.southatlanticrcchurch.com |
The Roman Catholic Mission sui iuris St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha ( lat. : Sanctae Helenae, Ascensionis et Tristanensis ) was on August 18, 1986, based in Jamestown on Saint Helena established and the management of the Archdiocese of Cape Town leached . Since the foundation of the Mission sui juris in personal union, the superior has also been Prefect of the Apostolic Prefecture of the Falkland Islands or Malwinen .
Superior
- Anton Agreiter MHM (1986-2002)
- Michael Bernard McPartland SMA (2002-2016)
- Hugh Allan OPraem (since October 26, 2016)
Parishes
There are three parishes on different islands of St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha .
- Sacred Heart Parish in Jamestown ( St Helena )
- St. Joseph Congregation in Edinburgh of the Seven Seas ( Tristan da Cunha )
- Community Grotto of Our Lady in Georgetown ( Ascension )
See also
Sources and web links
- Entry on Mission sui juris St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Official site (English)
- Entry on Mission sui juris St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha on gcatholic.org (English)
- St. Joseph Church on Tristan da Cunha (English)