Roman Catholic Vicariate Apostolic of Iles Saint-Pierre and Miquelon
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The Roman Catholic Vicariate Apostolic of Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon is an apostolic vicariate
of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church
in North America
. The Vicariate comprises the entirety of the French dependency of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon
off the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. As an Apostolic Vicariate, it does not have a formal metropolitan. The church is currently headed by vicar apostolic Lucien Prosper Ernest Fischer.
First erected as an apostolic prefecture, in 1763, after the Fall of New France, it was established as an apostolic vicariate on November 16, 1970. The Vicariate currently has 2 parishes with a combined community of 6,300 Catholics, served by 2 religious priests, 6 female religious, and 2 male religious.
Apostolic vicariate
An apostolic vicariate is a form of territorial jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Church established in missionary regions and countries that do not have a diocese. It is essentially provisional, though it may last for a century or more...
of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
. The Vicariate comprises the entirety of the French dependency of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon
Saint-Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Pierre and Miquelon is a self-governing territorial overseas collectivity of France. It is the only remnant of the former colonial empire of New France that remains under French control....
off the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. As an Apostolic Vicariate, it does not have a formal metropolitan. The church is currently headed by vicar apostolic Lucien Prosper Ernest Fischer.
First erected as an apostolic prefecture, in 1763, after the Fall of New France, it was established as an apostolic vicariate on November 16, 1970. The Vicariate currently has 2 parishes with a combined community of 6,300 Catholics, served by 2 religious priests, 6 female religious, and 2 male religious.
Ordinaries
- Father Girard (1763–1766)
- Julien-François Becquet (1767–1775)
- Vacant (1776–1788)
- Father de Longueville (1788–1793)
- Vacant (1794–1816)
- Father Ollivier (1816–1842)
- Vacant (1843–1852)
- Father Le Helloco (1853–1867)
- Vacant (1868–1897)
- Christophe-Louis Légasse (1898–1915)
- Giuseppe Oster (1916–1922)
- Charles Joseph Heitz (1922–1933)
- Vacant (1934–1944)
- Raimondo Enrico Martín (1944–1945)
- Vacant (1946–1965)
- François Joseph Maurer (1966–2000)
- Lucien Prosper Ernest Fischer (2000–present)