Mission sui iuris of the Cayman Islands
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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
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| 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 | Leo XIV |
| Superior | Edward Weisenburger |
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| Website | |
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The Mission sui iuris of the Cayman Islands (Latin: Missio sui iuris Insularum Caimanensium) is a mission sui iuris of the Latin Church of the 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 Mission was erected on 14 July 2000 on territory divided from the Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica, the metropolitan see to which it is suffragan.
Exceptionally, the Mission is not "exempt", i. e., directly dependent on the Apostolic See and thus independent of a metropolitan archdiocese, but rather is a suffragan of the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica, and thus a member of the Antilles Episcopal Conference. However, the Mission is held in personal union with the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Detroit in the State of Michigan, USA.
Ecclesiastical Superiors
[edit]The following Catholic prelates have served as canonical ordinary of the Mission, who is titled its "Ecclesiastical Superior":
- Cardinal Adam Joseph Maida (2000–9)
- Archbishop Allen Henry Vigneron (2009–25)[3]
- Archbishop Edward Weisenburger (2025–present)
Relationship with the Archdiocese of Detroit
[edit]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 the Ecclesiastical Superior, presently Archbishop Weisenburger of Detroit,[5] while the Mission is not otherwise part of his archdiocese.
References
[edit]- ^ "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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