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.[1]According to catholic-hierarchy.org, it was erected in 2000 from the Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica. The number of Catholics it serves has ranged since then from about 4,000 to about 7,000, corresponding to a steady 11-12% of the population; the number of priests has ranged from 1 to 3. There is currently one parish in the mission.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).
The visitor wonders why this was done, which strikes me as a very reasonable question. The Cayman Islands are a popular vacation spot, and I assume that priests from many dioceses go there, and some may well own condos.
Does anyone have more information about this?
