Gibraltar (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Carmel Zammit, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Elevated: 19 November 1910
Immediately Subject to the Holy See
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Gibraltar
Square Kilometers: 6 (2 Square Miles)
Description: The entire territory of Gibraltar.
Official Web Site: http://catholic.gi/
Mailing Address: Cathedral St. Mary The Crowned, 215 Main Street, Gibraltar
Telephone: (200)76.688

Historical Details

Vicariate Apostolic of Gibraltar
- Latin Name: Gibraltariensis
- Erected: 1816
- Vicariate
- Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
- Country: Gibraltar
- Description: The entire territory of Gibraltar.

Past and Present Ordinaries

John Baptist Nosardy Zino † (25 Jan 1816 Appointed - 1839 Resigned)
Henry Hughes, O.F.M. Ref. † (15 Mar 1839 Appointed - Nov 1856 Resigned)
John Baptist Scandella † (28 Apr 1857 Appointed - 27 Aug 1880 Died)
Gonzalo Canilla † (8 Mar 1881 Appointed - 18 Oct 1898 Died)
James Bellord † (16 Feb 1899 Appointed - 29 Jul 1901 Resigned)
Remigio Guido Barbieri, O.S.B. † (29 Jul 1901 Appointed - 15 Apr 1910 Died)
Henry Gregory Thompson, O.S.B. † (10 Nov 1910 Appointed - 25 May 1927 Resigned)
Richard Joseph Fitzgerald † (25 May 1927 Appointed - 15 Feb 1956 Died)
John Farmer Healy † (18 Jul 1956 Appointed - 17 Feb 1973 Died)
Edward Rapallo † (5 Jul 1973 Appointed - 5 Feb 1984 Died)
Bernard Patrick Devlin † (20 Oct 1984 Appointed - 14 Feb 1998 Retired)
Charles Caruana † (14 Feb 1998 Appointed - 18 Mar 2010 Retired)
Ralph Heskett, C.SS.R. (18 Mar 2010 Appointed - 20 May 2014 Appointed, Bishop of Hallam, England)
Carmel Zammit (24 Jun 2016 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Vicariate Apostolic of Gibraltar
1816	Erected	Diocese of Cádiz	Vicariate Apostolic of Gibraltar (erected)
Diocese of Gibraltar
19 November 1910	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Gibraltar	Diocese of Gibraltar

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Diocese of Gibraltar

1950 21,250 24,410 87.1% 10 10 2,125 10 19 2 ap1951

1969 18,500 27,017 68.5% 12 1 13 1,423 14 26 3 ap1971

1980 21,713 30,270 71.7% 11 11 1,973 23 5 ap1981

1990 22,000 30,000 73.3% 8 1 9 2,444 1 16 5 ap1991

1999 23,000 26,500 86.8% 12 12 1,916 4 5 ap2000

2000 23,000 26,500 86.8% 16 1 17 1,352 1 5 5 ap2001

2001 23,000 26,500 86.8% 14 1 15 1,533 1 5 5 ap2002

2002 23,000 26,500 86.8% 16 1 17 1,352 1 5 5 ap2003

2003 23,000 26,500 86.8% 15 1 16 1,437 1 5 5 ap2004

2004 21,470 28,520 75.3% 9 1 10 2,147 4 9 6 ap2005

2006 21,470 27,497 78.1% 14 1 15 1,431 5 10 5 ap2007

2013 23,495 29,431 79.8% 5 2 7 3,356 2 1 5 ap2014

2016 24,229 30,351 79.8% 7 1 8 3,028 1 1 5 ap2017

2019 25,000 33,000 75.8% 10 10 2,500 1 5 ap2020

2021 25,000 34,000 73.5% 8 8 3,125 1 5 ap2022

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Gibraltar
1950	21,250	24,410	87.1%	10		10	2,125	10	19	2	ap1951
1969	18,500	27,017	68.5%	12	1	13	1,423	14	26	3	ap1971
1980	21,713	30,270	71.7%	11		11	1,973		23	5	ap1981
1990	22,000	30,000	73.3%	8	1	9	2,444	1	16	5	ap1991
1999	23,000	26,500	86.8%	12		12	1,916		4	5	ap2000
2000	23,000	26,500	86.8%	16	1	17	1,352	1	5	5	ap2001
2001	23,000	26,500	86.8%	14	1	15	1,533	1	5	5	ap2002
2002	23,000	26,500	86.8%	16	1	17	1,352	1	5	5	ap2003
2003	23,000	26,500	86.8%	15	1	16	1,437	1	5	5	ap2004
2004	21,470	28,520	75.3%	9	1	10	2,147	4	9	6	ap2005
2006	21,470	27,497	78.1%	14	1	15	1,431	5	10	5	ap2007
2013	23,495	29,431	79.8%	5	2	7	3,356	2	1	5	ap2014
2016	24,229	30,351	79.8%	7	1	8	3,028	1	1	5	ap2017
2019	25,000	33,000	75.8%	10		10	2,500		1	5	ap2020
2021	25,000	34,000	73.5%	8		8	3,125		1	5	ap2022

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Ralph Heskett, C.SS.R. (Bishop: 18 Mar 2010 to 20 May 2014; Apostolic Administrator: 10 Jul 2014 to 24 Sep 2016)
Mark Gerard Miles (Priest: 14 Sep 1996 to 5 Feb 2021)
Carmel Zammit (Bishop: 24 Jun 2016 - )

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Peter Emmanuel Amigo †
Remigio Guido Barbieri, O.S.B. † (Vicar Apostolic: 29 Jul 1901 to 15 Apr 1910)
James Bellord † (Vicar Apostolic: 16 Feb 1899 to 29 Jul 1901)
Michael George Bowen †
Gonzalo Canilla † (Vicar Apostolic: 8 Mar 1881 to 18 Oct 1898)
Charles Caruana † (Priest: 24 May 1959; Bishop: 14 Feb 1998 to 18 Mar 2010)
Bernard Patrick Devlin † (Priest: 9 Dec 1945; Bishop: 20 Oct 1984 to 14 Feb 1998)
Richard Joseph Fitzgerald † (Bishop: 25 May 1927 to 15 Feb 1956)
John Farmer Healy † (Bishop: 18 Jul 1956 to 17 Feb 1973)
Henry Hughes, O.F.M. Ref. † (Vicar Apostolic: 15 Mar 1839 to Nov 1856)
Edward Rapallo † (Priest: 7 Nov 1937; Bishop: 5 Jul 1973 to 5 Feb 1984)
Peter Rogan, M.H.M. †
John Baptist Scandella † (Priest: 25 Mar 1845; Vicar Apostolic: 28 Apr 1857 to 27 Aug 1880)
Henry Gregory Thompson, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 10 Nov 1910 to 25 May 1927)
John Baptist Nosardy Zino † (Vicar Apostolic: 25 Jan 1816 to 1839)

Source(s)

Diocese of Gibraltar
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 2, Page 942, and Page 943

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