Mission sui iuris of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha explained

Jurisdiction:Mission sui iuris
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Latin:Missio sui iuris Sanctae Helenae, Ascensionis et Tristanensis
Country:Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Territory:Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Province:Immediately subject to the Holy See
Area Km2:308
Population:5,500
Population As Of:2017
Catholics:200[1]
Catholics Percent:3.6
Parishes:3
Denomination:Catholic Church
Sui Iuris Church:Latin Church
Rite:Roman Rite
Established:18 August 1986
Priests:2
Bishop:Fr Tom Thomas Pattasseril IC
Bishop Title:Superior
Suffragan:for one -->
Archdeacon:for one-->

The Mission sui iuris of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (Latin: Missio sui iuris Sanctae Helenae, Ascensionis et Tristanensis) is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. The Mission sui iuris is located in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha and covering the Islands Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha.

Churches

There are three churches on the islands pertaining to the Catholic mission:

History

On August 18, 1986 the Mission sui iuris of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha was established from the Archdiocese of Cape Town in South Africa. From the start, the office of its ecclesiastical superior (also exempt, i.e. immediately subject to the Holy See) has been vested in the Apostolic Prefecture of the Falkland Islands, another UK Southern Atlantic overseas possession.

Leadership

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (Mission "Sui Iuris") [Catholic-Hierarchy].