Mission sui iuris of the Cayman Islands

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Mission sui iuris of the Cayman Islands

Missio sui iuris insularum Cayanensium
Location
Country Cayman Islands
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Kingston in Jamaica
Statistics
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2020)
65,813
9,280[1] (14%)
Parishes1
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established14 July 2000 (24 years ago)
Secular priests2
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
SuperiorAllen Vigneron
Map
Website
ignatius.ky

The Roman Catholic Mission sui iuris of the Cayman Islands (Latin: Missio sui iuris Insularum Caimanensium) is a mission sui iuris of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in the Caribbean.

The mission comprises the entirety of the British dependency of the Cayman Islands and consists of five parishes, including Saint Ignatius in George Town, Christ The Redeemer Church in West Bay and Stella Maris Church on Cayman Brac.[2]

The independent mission is exceptionally not exempt (directly dependent on the Holy See) but a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica, and a member of the Antilles Episcopal Conference, while held in personal union with the Metropolitan see of Detroit (Michigan, USA).

History

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The mission was erected on 14 July 2000 on territory split off from the Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica, its Metropolitan.

Ordinaries

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Ecclesiastical Superior of Cayman Island

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Relationship with Detroit

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In November 2000, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit was assigned pastoral responsibility for the Roman Catholic Church of the Cayman Islands,[3] The Mission and the Archdiocese are related in the person of Mission Ordinary Archbishop Vigneron, who is the current Archbishop of Detroit.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Mission "Sui Iuris" of Cayman Islands". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2011-04-06.
  2. ^ "Welcome to Saint Ignatius Parish in the Cayman Islands". www.saint-ignatius-cayman.org. Archived from the original on 2011-06-13. Retrieved 2011-03-16.
  3. ^ "St. Ignatius Parish, Grand Cayman". The Official Web Site for the Archdiocese of Detroit. Archdiocese of Detroit. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  4. ^ "Cayman Islands (Mission "Sui Iuris")". Catholic-Hierarchy. www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2011-03-16.
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