| 词条 | Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Thomas |
| 释义 |
| jurisdiction = Diocese | name = Saint Thomas in the Virgin Islands | latin = Dioecesis Sancti Thomae in Insulis Virgineis | local = | image = Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Thomas.svg | image_size = 175px | image_alt = | caption = | country = {{flag|United States}} | territory = Saint Thomas, Saint Croix and Saint John in the United States Virgin Islands {{flagicon|United States Virgin Islands }} | province = Washington | coordinates = | area_km2 = 135 | population = 108,612 | population_as_of = 2010 | catholics = 30,000 | catholics_percent = 27.6 | parishes = 8 | churches = | congregations = | schools = | members = | denomination = Catholic Church | rite = Roman Rite | sui_iuris_church = Latin Church | established = April 30, 1960 ({{age|1960|4|30}} years ago) | cathedral = Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul | cocathedral = | patron = Saints Peter and Paul | priests = | pope = {{Incumbent pope}} | bishop = Herbert A. Bevard | metro_archbishop = | coadjutor = | auxiliary_bishops = | vicar_general = | emeritus_bishops = | map = Diocese of St. Thomas map.png | map_alt = | map_caption = The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Thomas encompasses the U.S. Virgin Islands of Saint Thomas, Saint Croix and Saint John. | website = {{url|http://www.catholicvi.com/}} | footnotes = }} The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Thomas in the Virgin Islands ({{lang-la|Dioecesis Sancti Thomae in Insulis Virgineis}}) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the Caribbean. The diocese comprises the overseas dependency of the U.S. 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. HistoryThe 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] BishopsThe list of bishops of the diocese and their years of service: Apostolic Prefect of the Virgin Islands
Bishops of Saint Thomas
Coadjutor Bishops
High schools
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References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dstth.html|title=Diocese of Saint Thomas|publisher=Catholic-Hierarchy|accessdate=2014-04-14|last=|first=}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/ztho0.htm|title=Diocese of Saint Thomas|publisher=Gcatholic|accessdate=2014-04-14|last=|first=}} External links
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