The Roman Catholic Mission sui iuris of the Cayman Islands () is a mission sui iuris of the Latin Church of the Roman 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.

Mission sui iuris of the Cayman Islands

The independent mission is exceptionally not exempt (directly dependent on the Holy See) but a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica, and a member of the Antilles Episcopal Conference, while held in personal union with the Metropolitan see of Detroit (Michigan, USA).

Mission sui iuris of the Cayman Islands

History

The mission was erected on 14 July 2000 on territory split off from the Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica, its Metropolitan.

Mission sui iuris of the Cayman Islands

Ordinaries

Ecclesiastical Superior of Cayman Island

Cardinal Adam Joseph Maida (2000-2009) Allen Henry Vigneron (2009-present)

Relationship with Detroit

In November 2000, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit was assigned pastoral responsibility for the Roman Catholic Church of the Cayman Islands, The Mission and the Archdiocese are related in the person of Mission Ordinary Archbishop Vigneron, who is the current Archbishop of Detroit.

References

Sources and external links

GCatholic

Roman Catholic Church in the Cayman Islands

Missions sui iuris

Roman Catholic dioceses in the Caribbean

Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Kingston in Jamaica