The Mission ''sui iuris'' of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha ( la, 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
Saint Helena () is a British overseas territory located in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is a remote volcanic tropical island west of the coast of south-western Africa, and east of Rio de Janeiro in South America. It is one of three constitu ...
,
Ascension and
Tristan da Cunha.
Churches
* There is a Catholic church on St Helena, the
Sacred Heart Church in
Jamestown.
* There is a Catholic church on Tristan da Cunha,
St Joseph's Catholic Church in
Edinburgh of the Seven Seas.
* There is a Catholic church on Ascension,
Church of Our Lady of the Ascension in
Cat Hill, near
Wideawake Airfield.
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
The Apostolic Prefecture of Falkland Islands ( la, Apostolica Præfectura de Insulis Falkland) is a Latin Church missionary ecclesiastical jurisdiction or apostolic prefecture of the Catholic Church covering the Falkland Islands and South Georgia ...
, another UK Southern Atlantic overseas possession.
Leadership
*
Prelates of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (
Roman Rite
The Roman Rite ( la, Ritus Romanus) is the primary liturgical rite of the Latin Church, the largest of the ''sui iuris'' particular churches that comprise the Catholic Church. It developed in the Latin language in the city of Rome and, while dist ...
)
** Mgr.
Anton Agreiter
Monsignor Anton Agreiter, MHM (18 March 1934 − 15 October 2003) was a Catholic priest who served as the Apostolic Prefect of the Falkland Islands and Ecclesiastic Superior of St. Helena, Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha since 1986 to 200 ...
,
M.H.M. (October 1, 1986 – August 9, 2002)
** Mgr.
Michael Bernard McPartland, S.M.A. (August 9, 2002 – 26 October 2016)
** Abbot
Hugh David Renwich Turnbull Allan,
o.praem (26 October 2016 – present)
References
External links
Catholic Church in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Saint Helena
Saint Helena () is a British overseas territory located in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is a remote volcanic tropical island west of the coast of south-western Africa, and east of Rio de Janeiro in South America. It is one of three constitu ...
Saint Helena
Saint Helena () is a British overseas territory located in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is a remote volcanic tropical island west of the coast of south-western Africa, and east of Rio de Janeiro in South America. It is one of three constitu ...
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