Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Thomas

Diocese of Saint Thomas in Virgin Islands Diœcesis Sancti Thomae in Insulis Virgineis
Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location
Country	United States
Territory	Saint Thomas, Saint Croix and Saint John in the United States Virgin Islands
Ecclesiastical province	Washington
Statistics
Area	135 km2 (52 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2010) 108,612 30,000 (27.6%)
Parishes	8
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	April 30, 1960 (61 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul
Patron saint	Saints Peter and Paul
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Jerome Feudjio
Metropolitan Archbishop	Wilton Daniel Gregory
Bishops emeritus	Herbert A. Bevard
Map
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Thomas encompasses the U.S. Virgin Islands of Saint Thomas, Saint Croix and Saint John.
Website
catholicvi.com

The Diocese of Saint Thomas in the Virgin Islands (Latin: Diœcesis Sancti Thomae in Insulis Virgineis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church on the Caribbean, comprising the United States overseas dependency of the U.S. Virgin Islands, specifically the islands Saint Thomas, Saint Croix and Saint John. The Diocese of Saint Thomas is the sole suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Washington. Bishops of Saint Thomas are members of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and also hold observer status with the Antilles Episcopal Conference.

History[]

The Diocese of Saint Thomas was erected as the Territorial Prelature of the Virgin Islands on April 30, 1960. Its name was changed and was elevated to a diocese on April 20, 1977. It is the only suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Washington. The diocese is governed from Charlotte Amalie on the island of Saint Thomas by a bishop whose episcopal seat is the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul. The current bishop is Jerome Feudjio, since March 2, 2021.^[1][2]

Bishops[]

The list of bishops of the diocese and their years of service:

Apostolic Prefect of the Virgin Islands[]

1. Edward John Harper, C.Ss.R. (1960–1977 see below)

Bishops of Saint Thomas[]

1. Edward John Harper, C.Ss.R. (see above 1977–1985)
2. Seán Patrick O'Malley, O.F.M. Cap. (1985–1992), appointed Bishop of Fall River and later Bishop of Palm Beach, Archbishop of Boston, and President of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors (elevated to Cardinal in 2006)
3. Elliot Griffin Thomas (1993–1999)
4. George Murry, S.J. (1999–2007), appointed Bishop of Youngstown
5. Herbert Bevard (2008–2020)
6. Jerome Feudjio (2021–present)

Coadjutor Bishops[]

• Seán Patrick O'Malley, O.F.M. Cap. (1984–1985)
• George Murry, S.J. (1998–1999)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop[]

• (priest here, 1985-1993), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Asunción, Paraguay in 1997

High schools[]

• St. Joseph High School, Frederiksted, St. Croix
• Sts. Peter & Paul School, St. Thomas

See also[]

References[]

External links[]

• Roman Catholic Diocese of St. Thomas Official Site

Coordinates: 18°20′28″N 64°56′12″W / 18.34111°N 64.93667°W / 18.34111; -64.93667