Apostolic Prefecture of the Falkland Islands


The Apostolic Prefecture of Falkland Islands is a Roman Catholic apostolic prefecture located in the Falkland Islands and covering the Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, UK Southern Atlantic Ocean overseas possessions.
It is exempt, i.e. immediately subject to the Holy See, not part of an ecclesiastical province. Its only church in the Falklands is its episcopal see, St Mary's, in the Falklands capital Stanley.

History

The Latin missionary jurisdiction was established on 1 October 1952 as Apostolic Prefecture, splitting the offshore territory of Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands from the Diocese of Punta Arenas in Chile.

Mission Sui Iuris of Saint Helena, Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha

An exempt mission sui juris was created on 18 August 1986 for the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, comprising the Atlantic Ocean islands of Saint Helena, Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha, splitting these territories from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cape Town.
It comprises a church or chapel on each island:
From the start, the office of its ecclesiastical superior has been vested in the Apostolic Prefect of the Falklands, another UK Southern Atlantic overseas possession.

Incumbent ordinaries

''So far, all incumbents have been members of Roman rite missionary congregations, none titular bishops
; Prelates of the Falkland Islands
; Prelates of the Falkland Islands and Ecclesiastical Superiors of Saint Helena, Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha