Mission sui juris Turks and Caicos Islands
| Mission sui juris Turks and Caicos Islands | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Nassau |
| Superior | Joseph William Cardinal Tobin CSsR |
| Emeritus superior | John Joseph Myers |
| surface | 500 km² |
| Parishes | 2 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Residents | 40,000 ( 12/31/2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Catholics | 11,000 ( 12/31/2014 / AP2016 ) |
| proportion of | 27.5% |
| Diocesan priest | 4 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,750 |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| Website | www.catholic.tc |
The Mission sui juris Turks and Caicos Islands ( Latin : Missio Sui Iuris Turcensium et Caicensium ) is a Roman Catholic Mission sui juris based in Cockburn Town on the Turks and Caicos Islands , a British overseas territory in the Atlantic Ocean .
The Mission sui juris was separated from the Archdiocese of Nassau on June 10, 1984 , to which it is still subject as a suffragan. Since 1998 there has also been a close cooperation with the Archdiocese of Newark , whose archbishops are also Superiors.
Superior
- Lawrence Aloysius Burke SJ (1984–1998)
- Theodore Edgar McCarrick (1998-2000)
- John Joseph Myers (2001-2016)
- Joseph William Cardinal Tobin CSsR (since 2016)
Parishes
There are two parishes in the Turks and Caicos Islands:
- Our Lady of Divine Providence in Five Cays on Providenciales Island under the direction of Peter Baldacchino
- Holy Cross in Cockburn Town under the direction of Jose Amante Abalon
There is another chapel on the island of South Caicos .