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Catholic Church in Saint Helena

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Country
  
Saint Helena

Denomination
  
Roman Catholic

Secular priests
  
1

Parishes
  
3

Area
  
308 km²

Territory
  
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Ecclesiastical province
  
Immediately subject to the Holy See

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2010) 5,500 100 (1.8%)

The Roman Catholic Church in Saint Helena is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.

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Together with the islands of Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, it forms a mission sui iuris. There is one Catholic Church on St Helena, the Sacred Heart in Jamestown.

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)
  • Abbot Hugh Allan, o.praem (26 October 2016 - present)
  • Mrg. Michael Bernard McPartland, S.M.A. (August 9, 2002 – 26 October, 2016)
  • Mrg. Anton Agreiter, M.H.M. (October 1, 1986 – August 9, 2002)

    • References

    Catholic Church in Saint Helena Wikipedia
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