Roman Catholic Vicariate Apostolic of Iles Saint Pierre and Miquelon

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The Roman Catholic Vicariate Apostolic of Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon is an apostolic vicariate of the Roman Catholic church in Saint-Pierre and Miquelon. The church is currently headed by vicar apostolic Lucien Prosper Ernest Fischer.

It was established as an apostolic vicariate on November 16, 1970. It had earlier existed as an apostolic prefecture, beginning in 1763.

It currently has 2 parishes, 2 religious priests, 6 female religious, and 2 male religious, serving a community of 6,300 Catholics.

The following individuals have served as prefect of the area:

  • Father Girard (died 1766)
  • Julien-François Becquet (1767-1775)
  • Father de Longueville (1788-1793)
  • Father Ollivier (1816-1842)
  • Father Le Helloco (1853-1867)
  • Father Letournoux (?-?)
  • Christophe-Louis Légasse (1898-1915)
  • Giuseppe Oster (1916-1922)
  • Charles Joseph Heitz (1922-1933)
  • Raimondo Enrico Martín (1945)
  • François Joseph Maurer (1966-1970)

Since 1970, when the area was elevated to a vicariate apostolic, the following individuals have served as vicar apostolic:

  • François Joseph Maurer (1970-2000)
  • Lucien Prosper Ernest Fischer (2000-present)

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