Diocese of Gibraltar

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Bishop(s) Charles Caruana, Bishop Bernard Patrick Devlin, Bishop Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Elevated: 19 November 1910 Immediately Subject to the Holy See Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Gibraltar Square Kilometers: 6 (2 Square Miles) Official Web Site: http://www.catholicdiocese.gi/ Mailing Address: 215 Main Street, Gibraltar Telephone: 76.688 Fax: 43.112

Historical Details

• Vicariate Apostolic of Gibraltar
  • Latin Name: Gibraltariensis
  • Erected: 1816
  • Vicariate
  • Country: Gibraltar

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• John Baptist Nosardy Zino † (25 Jan 1816 Appointed - 1839 Resigned)
• Henry Hughes, O.F.M. † (15 Mar 1839 Appointed - 1856 Resigned)
• John Baptist Scandella † (28 Apr 1857 Appointed - 27 Aug 1880 Died)
• Gonzalo Canilla † (8 Mar 1881 Appointed - 18 Oct 1898 Died)
• James Bellord † (5 Feb 1899 Appointed - 29 Jul 1901 Resigned)
• Remigio Guido Barbieri, O.S.B. † (29 Jul 1901 Appointed - 15 Apr 1910 Died)
• Henry Gregory Thompson, O.S.B. † (10 Nov 1910 Appointed - 25 May 1927 Resigned)
• Richard Joseph Fitzgerald † (25 May 1927 Appointed - 15 Feb 1956 Died)
• John Farmer Healy † (18 Jul 1956 Appointed - 17 Feb 1973 Died)
• Edward Rapallo † (5 Jul 1973 Appointed - 6 Feb 1984 Died)
• Bernard Patrick Devlin (20 Oct 1984 Appointed - 14 Feb 1998 Retired)
• Charles Caruana (14 Feb 1998 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Vicariate Apostolic of Gibraltar
1816	Erected		Vicariate Apostolic of Gibraltar (erected)
Diocese of Gibraltar
19 November 1910	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Gibraltar	Diocese of Gibraltar

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Gibraltar
1950	21,250	24,410	87.1%	10		10	2,125		10	19	2	ap1951
1969	18,500	27,017	68.5%	12	1	13	1,423		14	26	3	ap1971
1980	21,713	30,270	71.7%	11		11	1,973			23	5	ap1981
1990	22,000	30,000	73.3%	8	1	9	2,444		1	16	5	ap1991
1999	23,000	26,500	86.8%	12		12	1,916			4	5	ap2000
2000	23,000	26,500	86.8%	16	1	17	1,352		1	5	5	ap2001
2001	23,000	26,500	86.8%	14	1	15	1,533		1	5	5	ap2002
2002	23,000	26,500	86.8%	16	1	17	1,352		1	5	5	ap2003
2003	23,000	26,500	86.8%	15	1	16	1,437		1	5	5	ap2004
2004	21,470	28,520	75.3%	9	1	10	2,147		4	9	6	ap2005

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops

• Remigio Guido Barbieri, O.S.B. † (Vicar Apostolic: 29 Jul 1901 to 15 Apr 1910)
• James Bellord † (Vicar Apostolic: 5 Feb 1899 to 29 Jul 1901)
• Gonzalo Canilla † (Vicar Apostolic: 8 Mar 1881 to 18 Oct 1898)
• Charles Caruana (Priest: 24 May 1959; Bishop: 14 Feb 1998 - )
• Bernard Patrick Devlin (Priest: 9 Dec 1945; Bishop: 20 Oct 1984 to 14 Feb 1998)
• Richard Joseph Fitzgerald † (Bishop: 25 May 1927 to 15 Feb 1956)
• John Farmer Healy † (Bishop: 18 Jul 1956 to 17 Feb 1973)
• Henry Hughes, O.F.M. † (Vicar Apostolic: 15 Mar 1839 to 1856)
• Edward Rapallo † (Priest: 7 Nov 1937; Bishop: 5 Jul 1973 to 6 Feb 1984)
• John Baptist Scandella † (Vicar Apostolic: 28 Apr 1857 to 27 Aug 1880)
• Henry Gregory Thompson, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 10 Nov 1910 to 25 May 1927)
• John Baptist Nosardy Zino † (Vicar Apostolic: 25 Jan 1816 to 1839)