Gibraltar (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]
- ️David M. Cheney
Dioecesis Gibraltariensis
Bishop(s)
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General Information
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Historical Details
- Vicariate Apostolic of Gibraltar
Past and Present Ordinaries
- John Baptist Nosardy Zino † (25 Jan 1816 Appointed - 1839 Resigned)
- Henry Hughes, O.F.M. Ref. † (15 Mar 1839 Appointed - Nov 1856 Resigned)
- John Baptist Scandella † (28 Apr 1857 Appointed - 27 Aug 1880 Died)
- Gonzalo Canilla † (8 Mar 1881 Appointed - 18 Oct 1898 Died)
- James Bellord † (16 Feb 1899 Appointed - 29 Jul 1901 Resigned)
- Remigio Guido Barbieri, O.S.B. † (29 Jul 1901 Appointed - 15 Apr 1910 Died)
- Henry Gregory Thompson, O.S.B. † (10 Nov 1910 Appointed - 25 May 1927 Resigned)
- Richard Joseph Fitzgerald † (25 May 1927 Appointed - 15 Feb 1956 Died)
- John Farmer Healy † (18 Jul 1956 Appointed - 17 Feb 1973 Died)
- Edward Rapallo † (5 Jul 1973 Appointed - 5 Feb 1984 Died)
- Bernard Patrick Devlin † (20 Oct 1984 Appointed - 14 Feb 1998 Retired)
- Charles Caruana † (14 Feb 1998 Appointed - 18 Mar 2010 Retired)
- Ralph Heskett, C.SS.R. (18 Mar 2010 Appointed - 20 May 2014 Appointed, Bishop of Hallam, England)
- Carmel Zammit (24 Jun 2016 Appointed - )
Historical Summary
| Date | Event | From | To |
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| Vicariate Apostolic of Gibraltar | |||
| 1816 | Erected | Diocese of Cádiz | Vicariate Apostolic of Gibraltar (erected) |
| Diocese of Gibraltar | |||
| 19 November 1910 | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Gibraltar | Diocese of Gibraltar |
Statistics
| Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
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| Diocese of Gibraltar | ||||||||||||
| 1950 | 21,250 | 24,410 | 87.1% | 10 | 10 | 2,125 | 10 | 19 | 2 | ap1951 | ||
| 1969 | 18,500 | 27,017 | 68.5% | 12 | 1 | 13 | 1,423 | 14 | 26 | 3 | ap1971 | |
| 1980 | 21,713 | 30,270 | 71.7% | 11 | 11 | 1,973 | 23 | 5 | ap1981 | |||
| 1990 | 22,000 | 30,000 | 73.3% | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2,444 | 1 | 16 | 5 | ap1991 | |
| 1999 | 23,000 | 26,500 | 86.8% | 12 | 12 | 1,916 | 4 | 5 | ap2000 | |||
| 2000 | 23,000 | 26,500 | 86.8% | 16 | 1 | 17 | 1,352 | 1 | 5 | 5 | ap2001 | |
| 2001 | 23,000 | 26,500 | 86.8% | 14 | 1 | 15 | 1,533 | 1 | 5 | 5 | ap2002 | |
| 2002 | 23,000 | 26,500 | 86.8% | 16 | 1 | 17 | 1,352 | 1 | 5 | 5 | ap2003 | |
| 2003 | 23,000 | 26,500 | 86.8% | 15 | 1 | 16 | 1,437 | 1 | 5 | 5 | ap2004 | |
| 2004 | 21,470 | 28,520 | 75.3% | 9 | 1 | 10 | 2,147 | 4 | 9 | 6 | ap2005 | |
| 2006 | 21,470 | 27,497 | 78.1% | 14 | 1 | 15 | 1,431 | 5 | 10 | 5 | ap2007 | |
| 2013 | 23,495 | 29,431 | 79.8% | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3,356 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ap2014 | |
| 2016 | 24,229 | 30,351 | 79.8% | 7 | 1 | 8 | 3,028 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ap2017 | |
| 2019 | 25,000 | 33,000 | 75.8% | 10 | 10 | 2,500 | 1 | 5 | ap2020 | |||
| 2021 | 25,000 | 34,000 | 73.5% | 8 | 8 | 3,125 | 1 | 5 | ap2022 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
Affiliated Bishops, Deceased
- Peter Emmanuel Amigo †
- Remigio Guido Barbieri, O.S.B. † (Vicar Apostolic: 29 Jul 1901 to 15 Apr 1910)
- James Bellord † (Vicar Apostolic: 16 Feb 1899 to 29 Jul 1901)
- Michael George Bowen †
- Gonzalo Canilla † (Vicar Apostolic: 8 Mar 1881 to 18 Oct 1898)
- Charles Caruana † (Priest: 24 May 1959; Bishop: 14 Feb 1998 to 18 Mar 2010)
- Bernard Patrick Devlin † (Priest: 9 Dec 1945; Bishop: 20 Oct 1984 to 14 Feb 1998)
- Richard Joseph Fitzgerald † (Bishop: 25 May 1927 to 15 Feb 1956)
- John Farmer Healy † (Bishop: 18 Jul 1956 to 17 Feb 1973)
- Henry Hughes, O.F.M. Ref. † (Vicar Apostolic: 15 Mar 1839 to Nov 1856)
- Edward Rapallo † (Priest: 7 Nov 1937; Bishop: 5 Jul 1973 to 5 Feb 1984)
- Peter Rogan, M.H.M. †
- John Baptist Scandella † (Priest: 25 Mar 1845; Vicar Apostolic: 28 Apr 1857 to 27 Aug 1880)
- Henry Gregory Thompson, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 10 Nov 1910 to 25 May 1927)
- John Baptist Nosardy Zino † (Vicar Apostolic: 25 Jan 1816 to 1839)