The Roman Catholic Mission Sui Iuris of Cayman Islands is a mission sui iuris

Mission sui iuris

A mission sui iuris, or in Latin missio sui iuris, also known as an independent mission, is a rare type of Roman Catholic missionary pseudo-diocesan jurisdiction in an area with very few Catholics, often desolate or remote....

 of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church

Roman Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...

 in the Caribbean

Caribbean

The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...

. The mission comprises the entirety of the British dependency of the Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands

The Cayman Islands is a British Overseas Territory and overseas territory of the European Union located in the western Caribbean Sea. The territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, and Little Cayman, located south of Cuba and northwest of Jamaica...

. The mission is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Caribbean. The Archdiocese encompasses the larger portion of the island of Jamaica, and the capital of Kingston...

, and a member of the Antilles Episcopal Conference

Antilles Episcopal Conference

The Antilles Episcopal Conference is a Roman Catholic episcopal conference. Its members are bishops and archbishops from current and former British, Dutch, and French colonies and dependencies in the Caribbean , Central America, and northern South America. The conference's membership includes five...

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Erected in 14 July 2000 from the Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica, the Mission is served by Archbishop Allen Vigneron.

Ordinaries

• Adam Joseph Cardinal Maida (2000 - 2009)
• Allen Henry Vigneron
  Allen Henry Vigneron
  -References:-External links:[Oakland Diocese Biography http://www.oakdiocese.org/notes.htm]...
  
   (2009 - )

Relationship with Detroit

In November 2000, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church covering the Michigan counties of Lapeer, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair, and Wayne...

 was assigned pastoral responsibility for the Roman Catholic Church of the Cayman Islands, which consists of Saint Ignatius Parish

Parish

A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...

 in George Town and Christ The Redeemer Church in West Bay. The Mission and the Archdiocese are related in the person of Mission Ordinary Archbishop Vigneron, who is the current Archbishop

Archbishop

An archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop...

 of Detroit.