Saint Thomas (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy] (original) (raw)

Bishop(s) Jerome Feudjio, Bishop Herbert Armstrong Bevard, Bishop Emeritus General Information Type of Jurisdiction: DioceseElevated: 20 April 1977 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Washington Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops Rite: Latin (or Roman)State: American Virgin IslandsCountry: United States of AmericaSquare Kilometers: 352 (135 Square Miles)Description: Comprises the Islands of St. Thomas, St. Croix and St. John.Conference Region: IV (DC, DE, MD, VA, VI, WV) Catholic Directory Abbreviation: STVOfficial Web Site: http://www.catholicvi.com/ Mailing Address: Bishop's Residence, P.O. Box 301825, 29A Princesse Gade, St.Thomas, V.I. 00803-1825, USATelephone: (340)774-3166Fax: 774-5816

Past and Present Ordinaries

Historical Summary

Date Event From To
Territorial Prelature of Virgin Islands
30 April 1960 Erected Diocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico (Virgin Islands) Territorial Prelature of Virgin Islands (erected)
12 October 1965 Metropolitan Changed Territorial Prelature of Virgin Islands (from San Juan de Puerto Rico)
27 February 1971 Territory Lost Territorial Prelature of Virgin Islands (Islands under British control) Diocese of Saint John’s
Diocese of Saint Thomas
20 April 1977 Elevated Territorial Prelature of Virgin Islands Diocese of Saint Thomas (Name Changed and Prelature raised to a Diocese)

Statistics

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source
Territorial Prelature of Virgin Islands
1965 14,000 49,000 28.6% 12 12 1,166 12 39 11 ap1967
1970 18,928 65,750 28.8% 1 14 15 1,261 14 25 5 ap1971
1976 23,000 70,000 32.9% 1 15 16 1,437 17 26 6 ap1977
Diocese of Saint Thomas
1980 27,300 100,000 27.3% 1 13 14 1,950 15 18 6 ap1981
1990 30,000 110,000 27.3% 10 6 16 1,875 12 7 15 8 ap1991
1999 30,000 9 6 15 2,000 21 3 14 8 ap2000
2000 30,000 101,900 29.4% 13 5 18 1,666 22 15 19 8 ap2001
2001 30,000 101,900 29.4% 9 5 14 2,142 18 15 17 8 ap2002
2003 32,000 106,600 30.0% 12 5 17 1,882 28 15 17 8 ap2004
2004 30,000 108,612 27.6% 12 5 17 1,764 30 14 18 8 ap2005
2010 30,000 108,612 27.6% 11 4 15 2,000 29 6 24 8 ap2011
2014 36,179 106,405 34.0% 8 4 12 3,014 32 5 20 8 ap2015
2017 35,350 106,500 33.2% 13 1 14 2,525 28 2 15 8 ap2018
2020 32,500 102,000 31.9% 13 1 14 2,321 28 1 17 8 ap2021
2022 32,180 101,000 31.9% 14 69 83 387 28 69 5 8 ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

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