Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Thomas
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Not to be confused with Saint Thomas Christians.
The Diocese of Saint Thomas in the Virgin Islands (Latin: Diœcesis Sancti Thomae in Insulis Virgineis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church for the U.S. Virgin Islands. It is the only suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Washington.
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Diocese of Saint Thomas in the Virgin Islands Diœcesis Sancti Thomae in Insulis Virgineis | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
Territory | Saint Thomas, Saint Croix and Saint John in the United States Virgin Islands |
Ecclesiastical province | Washington |
Statistics | |
Area | 135 km2 (52 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 108,612 30,000 (27.6%) |
Parishes | 8 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | April 30, 1960 (64 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul |
Patron saint | Saints Peter and Paul |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Jerome Feudjio |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Wilton Gregory |
Vicar General | Andrea Filippucci |
Bishops emeritus | Herbert A. Bevard |
Map | |
The U.S. Virgin Islands of Saint Thomas, Saint Croix and Saint John | |
Website | |
catholicvi.com |
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The mother church of the diocese is Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral in St. Thomas. The bishop of St. Thomas belongs to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and is an observer with the Antilles Episcopal Conference. As of 2023, the bishop of St. Thomas is Jerome Feudjio.