Vicariate Apostolic of Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon

Historical Details

• Vicariate Apostolic of Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Vicariate Apostolic
  • Elevated: 16 November 1970
  • Vicariate
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Saint Pierre and Miquelon
  • Square Kilometers: 245 (94 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://les5clochers.org/
  • Mailing Address: Vicariat Apostolique, B.P. 4245, F-97500 Saint-Pierre et Miquelon
  • Telephone: 5.08.41.02.40
  • Fax: 5.08.41.47.09

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

Past Ordinaries

• Jacques Girard, C.S.Sp. † ( 1765 Appointed - 1766 Resigned)
• Gilles-François Pinabel, C.S.Sp. † ( 1766 Appointed - 1767 Resigned)
• Julien-François Becquet, C.S.Sp. † (28 Apr 1767 Appointed - 1775 Resigned)
• Jean-Jacques Bouguet, C.S.Sp. † ( 1776 Appointed - 1777 Resigned)
• Pierre-François Cassiet † ( 1777 Appointed - 1783 Resigned)
• Baptiste-François-Xavier Paradis, C.S.Sp. † ( 1783 Appointed - 1786 Resigned)
• Jean de Longueville † ( 1788 Appointed - 1793 Resigned)
• James Louis O’Donel, O.F.M. Obs. † (22 Jan 1796 Appointed - 1 Jan 1807 Resigned)
• Pierre Ollivier † (25 May 1816 Appointed - 7 Sep 1842 Resigned)
• Charlot † ( 1842 Appointed - 1853 Died)
• Jean-Marie-Mathurin Le Helloco † (22 Jun 1853 Appointed - 1866 Resigned)
• René Le Tournoux † (13 Dec 1866 Appointed - 1892 Resigned)
• Ange-Louis Tibéri † (22 Jun 1892 Appointed - 1899 Resigned)
• Christophe-Louis Légasse † (14 Nov 1899 Appointed - 6 Dec 1915 Appointed, Bishop of Oran)
• Joseph (Jean) Oster, C.S.Sp. † ( 1916 Appointed - 1922 Resigned)
• Charles Joseph Heitz † (9 Nov 1922 Appointed - 1933 Resigned)
• Raymond Henri Martín, C.S.Sp. † (23 Nov 1945 Appointed - Jul 1966 Resigned)
• 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 - 19 Jun 2009 Retired)
• Marie Pierre François Auguste Gaschy, C.S.Sp. (19 Jun 2009 Appointed - 1 Mar 2018 Retired)

Historical Summary

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
2010	5,989	6,020	99.5%		2	2	2,994		2	7	2	ap2011
2014	5,900	6,185	95.4%		2	2	2,950		2	6	2	ap2015
2016	5,900	6,250	94.4%		2	2	2,950		2	6	2	ap2017
2017	5,550	6,200	89.5%		2	2	2,775		2	6	2	ap2018

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Lucien Prosper Ernest Fischer, C.S.Sp. (Vicar Apostolic: 17 Feb 2000 to 19 Jun 2009)
• Marie Pierre François Auguste Gaschy, C.S.Sp. (Vicar Apostolic: 19 Jun 2009 to 1 Mar 2018)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Julien-François Becquet, C.S.Sp. † (Prefect: 28 Apr 1767 to 1775)
• Jean-Jacques Bouguet, C.S.Sp. † (Prefect: 1776 to 1777)
• Pierre-François Cassiet † (Prefect: 1777 to 1783)
• Charlot † (Prefect: 1842 to 1853)
• Jacques Girard, C.S.Sp. † (Prefect: 1765 to 1766)
• Charles Joseph Heitz † (Prefect: 9 Nov 1922 to 1933)
• Christophe-Louis Légasse † (Prefect: 14 Nov 1899 to 6 Dec 1915)
• Jean-Marie-Mathurin Le Helloco † (Prefect: 22 Jun 1853 to 1866)
• René Le Tournoux † (Prefect: 13 Dec 1866 to 1892)
• Jean de Longueville † (Prefect: 1788 to 1793)
• Raymond Henri Martín, C.S.Sp. † (Prefect: 23 Nov 1945 to Jul 1966)
• François Joseph Maurer, C.S.Sp. † (Prefect: 17 May 1966; Vicar Apostolic: 16 Nov 1970 to 17 Feb 2000)
• James Louis O’Donel, O.F.M. Obs. † (Vicar Apostolic: 22 Jan 1796 to 1 Jan 1807)
• Pierre Ollivier † (Prefect: 25 May 1816 to 7 Sep 1842)
• Joseph (Jean) Oster, C.S.Sp. † (Prefect: 1916 to 1922)
• Baptiste-François-Xavier Paradis, C.S.Sp. † (Prefect: 1783 to 1786)
• Gilles-François Pinabel, C.S.Sp. † (Prefect: 1766 to 1767)
• Ange-Louis Tibéri † (Prefect: 22 Jun 1892 to 1899)

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