Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Thomas

Diocese of Saint Thomas Dioecesis Sancti Thomae in Insulis Virgineis

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
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	April 30, 1960 (56 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul
Patron saint	Saints Peter and Paul
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	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
www.catholicvi.com

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Thomas (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Thomae in Insulis Virgineis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Caribbean. The diocese comprises the overseas dependency of the Virgin Islands specifically the islands Saint Thomas, Saint Croix and Saint John. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Washington. Bishops of Saint Thomas are members of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and also enjoy 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 of Saint Thomas is Herbert A. Bevard, who was appointed on July 7, 2008, and was ordained and installed on September 3.^[1]^[2]

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

Edward John Harper, C.Ss.R. (1960 – 1985)
Sean O'Malley, O.F.M. Cap. (1985 – 1992)
Elliot Griffin Thomas (1993 – 1999)
George Murry, S.J. (1999 – 2007)
Herbert Bevard (2008 – present)

See: List of the Catholic bishops of the United States#Province of Washington, D.C.

Diocese of Saint Thomas

Bishops	Edward John Harper Seán Patrick O'Malley Elliot Griffin Thomas George Murry Herbert Bevard

Churches	Cathedral Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral Chapel St. Anne Chapel, Frenchtown Churches Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Cruz Bay

Education	St. Joseph High School, Frederiksted, St. Croix Sts. Peter & Paul School, Charlotte Amalie

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