Mission "Sui Iuris" of Turks and Caicos

Turcensium et Caicensium

Bishop(s)

Joseph William Tobin, C.SS.R., Cardinal, Superior

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Mission "Sui Iuris"
Erected: 10 June 1984
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Nassau
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelization
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Turks and Caicos
Region: Antilles (West Indies)
Square Kilometers: 500 (193 Square Miles)
Official Web Site: http://www.catholic.tc/
Mailing Address: Catholic Church, Cockburn Town, Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos, W.I.; 171 Clifton Ave., P.O. Box 9500, Newark, NJ 07104, USA
Telephone: (973)497-4011
Fax: 497-4018

Past and Present Ordinaries

Lawrence Aloysius Burke, S.J. † (10 Jun 1984 Appointed - 17 Oct 1998 Resigned)
Theodore Edgar McCarrick (17 Oct 1998 Appointed - 21 Nov 2000 Appointed, Archbishop of Washington, District of Columbia)
John Joseph Myers † (9 Oct 2001 Appointed - 7 Nov 2016 Retired)
Joseph William Tobin, C.SS.R. (7 Nov 2016 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
10 June 1984	Erected	Diocese of Nassau	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Turks and Caicos (erected)
22 June 1999	Metropolitan Changed		Mission "Sui Iuris" of Turks and Caicos (from Kingston in Jamaica)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

1990 2,000 14,000 14.3% 1 1 2,000 1 1 ap1991

1999 676 15,000 4.5% 2 2 338 2 ap2000

2000 5,000 20,000 25.0% 3 3 1,666 2 ap2001

2001 6,000 20,000 30.0% 3 3 2,000 2 ap2002

2002 6,000 20,000 30.0% 3 3 2,000 2 ap2003

2003 6,000 20,000 30.0% 3 3 2,000 2 ap2004

2004 6,000 20,000 30.0% 3 3 2,000 2 ap2005

2010 10,500 37,000 28.4% 5 5 2,100 2 ap2011

2014 12,000 40,000 30.0% 5 5 2,400 2 ap2015

2017 10,000 45,000 22.2% 4 4 2,500 2 ap2018

2020 5,400 54,000 10.0% 3 3 1,800 2 ap2021

2022 5,200 54,000 9.6% 3 3 1,733 2 ap2023

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Male Religious	Parishes	Source
1990	2,000	14,000	14.3%		1	1	2,000	1	1	ap1991
1999	676	15,000	4.5%	2		2	338		2	ap2000
2000	5,000	20,000	25.0%	3		3	1,666		2	ap2001
2001	6,000	20,000	30.0%	3		3	2,000		2	ap2002
2002	6,000	20,000	30.0%	3		3	2,000		2	ap2003
2003	6,000	20,000	30.0%	3		3	2,000		2	ap2004
2004	6,000	20,000	30.0%	3		3	2,000		2	ap2005
2010	10,500	37,000	28.4%	5		5	2,100		2	ap2011
2014	12,000	40,000	30.0%	5		5	2,400		2	ap2015
2017	10,000	45,000	22.2%	4		4	2,500		2	ap2018
2020	5,400	54,000	10.0%	3		3	1,800		2	ap2021
2022	5,200	54,000	9.6%	3		3	1,733		2	ap2023