Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Thomas information
Latin Catholic jurisdiction in the Caribbean
Not to be confused with Saint Thomas Christians.
Diocese of Saint Thomas in the 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
(as of 2010) 108,612 30,000 (27.6%)
Parishes
8
Information
Denomination
Catholic Church
Sui iuris church
Latin Church
Rite
Roman Rite
Established
April 30, 1960 (64 years ago)
Cathedral
Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul
Patron saint
Saints Peter and Paul
Current leadership
Pope
Francis
Bishop
Jerome Feudjio
Vicar General
Andrea Filippucci
Bishops emeritus
Herbert A. Bevard
Map
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 for the U.S. Virgin Islands. It is the only suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Washington.
The mother church of the diocese is Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral in St. Thomas. The bishop of St. Thomas belongs to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and is an observer with the Antilles Episcopal Conference. As of 2023 – the bishop of St. Thomas is Jerome Feudjio
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