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Prefecture Apostolic of Falkland Islands o Malvinas

Praefectura Apostolica de Insulis Falkland seu Malvinis



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General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Prefecture Apostolic
  • Erected: 10 January 1952
  • Prefecture
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelization
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
  • Square Kilometers: 12,173 (4,701 Square Miles)
  • Description: The entire territory of the Falkland Islands.
  • Official Web Site: https://prefecturemission.org/
  • Mailing Address: St. Mary's Church, 12 Ross Road, Port Stanley, Falkland Islands, F1QQ 1ZZ South Atlantic Ocean
  • Telephone: (44-1245)352.898

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
10 January 1952ErectedDiocese of Punta Arenas (Falkland Islands or the Falklands) Prefecture Apostolic of Falkland Islands o Malvinas (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
19692402,20010.9%11ap1971
19801901,90010.0%229521ap1981
19902502,15011.6%2212531ap1991
19995804,30013.5%11580211ap2000
20015804,20013.8%11580211ap2002
20022302,3799.7%11ap2003
20032302,3799.7%1ap2004
20042302,3799.7%112301ap2005
20103003,00010.0%113001ap2011
20143003,00010.0%1130011ap2015
20173003,00010.0%2215021ap2018
20204002,92113.7%2220021ap2021
20224003,64711.0%2220021ap2023

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 44, Page 512, and Page 513

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