Mission sui iuris of the Cayman Islands - Wikipedia
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Mission sui iuris of the Cayman Islands Missio sui iuris insularum Cayanensium | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Cayman Islands |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Kingston in Jamaica |
| Statistics | |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2020) 65,813 9,280[1] (14%) |
| Parishes | 1 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 14 July 2000 (24 years ago) |
| Secular priests | 2 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Superior | Edward Weisenburger |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| ignatius.ky |
The Mission sui iuris of the Cayman Islands (Latin: Missio sui iuris Insularum Caimanensium) is a mission sui iuris of the Catholic Catholic Church in the Caribbean.
The mission comprises the entirety of the British dependency of the Cayman Islands and consists of five parishes, including Saint Ignatius in George Town, Christ The Redeemer Church in West Bay and Stella Maris Church on Cayman Brac.[2]
The independent mission is exceptionally not exempt (directly dependent on the Holy See) but a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica, and a member of the Antilles Episcopal Conference, while held in personal union with the Metropolitan see of Detroit (Michigan, USA).
The mission was erected on 14 July 2000 on territory split off from the Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica, its Metropolitan.
Ecclesiastical Superior of Cayman Island
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- Cardinal Adam Joseph Maida (2000-2009)
- Allen Henry Vigneron (2009-2025)[3]
- Edward Weisenburger (2025–present)
Relationship with Detroit
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In November 2000, the Archdiocese of Detroit was assigned pastoral responsibility for the Catholic Church in the Cayman Islands,[4] The Mission and the Archdiocese are related in the person of Mission Ordinary Archbishop Vigneron, who is the current Archbishop of Detroit.[5]
- ^ "Mission "Sui Iuris" of Cayman Islands". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2011-04-06.
- ^ "Welcome to Saint Ignatius Parish in the Cayman Islands". www.saint-ignatius-cayman.org. Archived from the original on 2011-06-13. Retrieved 2011-03-16.
- ^ "Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of Archbishop Allen Vigneron of the Archdiocese of Detroit; Appoints Bishop Edward Weisenburger as Successor". US Conference of Catholic Bishops. 11 February 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ "St. Ignatius Parish, Grand Cayman". The Official Web Site for the Archdiocese of Detroit. Archdiocese of Detroit. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
- ^ "Cayman Islands (Mission "Sui Iuris")". Catholic-Hierarchy. www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2011-03-16.
Sources and external links
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