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Suffragan diocese Saint Thomas, American Virgin Islands, United States

Diocese of Saint Thomas

Sancti Thomae in Insulis Virgineis

Latin Church

The Diocese of Saint Thomas is a Latin Church diocese covering the United States Virgin Islands, erected in 1960. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Washington and seated at the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul.

On the map

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Saint Thomas, United States, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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Established
1960
Catholics
30,000
Priests
20
Territory
135 km²

Parishes and churches

9 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Bishop
Jerome Feudjio
Born
30 September 1955
Birthplace
Fonakeukeu

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The cathedral

Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul stands in Saint Thomas, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.

History

The U.S. Virgin Islands fall under the Diocese of Saint Thomas in the Virgin Islands (Latin: Diœcesis Sancti Thomae in Insulis Virgineis), which holds the distinction of being the only suffragan diocese of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Washington. Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral in St. Thomas is the mother church, and Jerome Feudjio serves as bishop.

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