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, part of the

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. The island of Jersey itself is a self-governing

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with its own

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. The temple follows the Roman or Latin rite and depends on the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Portsmouth (''Dioecesis Portus Magni'') based in Portsmouth, southern

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, UK, and was created in 1882 under the pontificate of

Pope Leo XIII Pope Leo XIII (; born Gioacchino Vincenzo Raffaele Luigi Pecci; 2March 181020July 1903) was head of the Catholic Church from 20 February 1878 until his death in July 1903. He had the fourth-longest reign of any pope, behind those of Peter the Ap ...

. The first stone church was laid in 1936, construction began its work the following year but it was not until 1947 when it was inaugurated and blessed.

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