Vicariate Apostolic of Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon

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Bishop(s) Lucien Prosper Ernest Fischer, C.S.Sp., Vicar Apostolic

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Vicariate Apostolic Elevated: 16 November 1970 Vicariate Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Saint Pierre and Miquelon Square Kilometers: 242 (93 Square Miles) Mailing Address: B.P. 4245, F-97500 Saint-Pierre et Miquelon Telephone: 5.08.41.20.35 Fax: 5.08.41.47.09

Historical Details

• Prefecture Apostolic of Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon
  • Latin Name: Insularum S. Petri et Miquelonensis
  • Erected: 1763
  • Country: Saint Pierre and Miquelon

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Girard, C.S.Sp. † (22 Jan 1766 Appointed - )
• Julien-François Becquet, C.S.Sp. † (28 Apr 1767 Appointed - 1775 Resigned)
• de Longueville † ( 1788 Appointed - 1793 Resigned)
• Ollivier † ( 1816 Appointed - 7 Sep 1842 Resigned)
• Le Helloco † (22 Jun 1853 Appointed - 28 Dec 1867 Died)
• Christophe-Louis Légasse † ( 1899 Appointed - 6 Dec 1915 Appointed, Bishop of Oran)
• Giuseppe Oster, C.S.Sp. † ( 1916 Appointed - 1922 Died)
• Charles Joseph Heitz † (9 Nov 1922 Appointed - 1933 Resigned)
• Raimondo Enrico Martín, C.S.Sp. † (23 Nov 1945 Appointed - )
• François Joseph Maurer, C.S.Sp. † (17 May 1966 Appointed - 17 Feb 2000 Retired)
• Lucien Prosper Ernest Fischer, C.S.Sp. (17 Feb 2000 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Prefecture Apostolic of Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon
1763	Erected		Prefecture Apostolic of Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon (erected)
13 June 1818	Erected		Prefecture Apostolic of Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon (erected)
4 March 1912	Erected		Prefecture Apostolic of Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon
16 November 1970	Elevated	Prefecture Apostolic of Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon	Vicariate Apostolic of Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon

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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
Prefecture Apostolic of Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon
1963	5,228	5,248	99.6%		6	6	871		18		3	ap1967
Vicariate Apostolic of Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon
1967	5,260	5,285	99.5%	3	5	8	657		5	17	2	ap1971
1976	5,860	5,910	99.2%	1	5	6	976		6	15	3	ap1977
1980	6,250	6,332	98.7%		4	4	1,562		4	14	3	ap1981
1990	6,155	6,200	99.3%	1	3	4	1,538		3	10	3	ap1991
1997	6,215	6,255	99.4%		2	2	3,107		2	7	3	ap2000
2000	6,310	6,316	99.9%		2	2	3,155		2	7	2	ap2001
2001	6,312	6,326	99.8%		2	2	3,156		2	7	2	ap2002
2002	6,309	6,321	99.8%		2	2	3,154		2	7	2	ap2003
2003	6,314	6,330	99.7%		2	2	3,157		2	6	2	ap2004
2004	6,300	6,325	99.6%		2	2	3,150		2	6	2	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops

• Julien-François Becquet, C.S.Sp. † (Prefect: 28 Apr 1767 to 1775)
• de Longueville † (Prefect: 1788 to 1793)
• Lucien Prosper Ernest Fischer, C.S.Sp. (Vicar Apostolic: 17 Feb 2000)
• Girard, C.S.Sp. † (Prefect: 22 Jan 1766)
• Charles Joseph Heitz † (Prefect: 9 Nov 1922 to 1933)
• Christophe-Louis Légasse † (Prefect: 1899 to 6 Dec 1915)
• Le Helloco † (Prefect: 22 Jun 1853 to 28 Dec 1867)
• Letournoux †
• Raimondo Enrico Martín, C.S.Sp. † (Prefect: 23 Nov 1945)
• François Joseph Maurer, C.S.Sp. † (Prefect: 17 May 1966; Vicar Apostolic: 16 Nov 1970 to 17 Feb 2000)
• Ollivier † (Prefect: 1816 to 7 Sep 1842)
• Giuseppe Oster, C.S.Sp. † (Prefect: 1916 to 1922)