New Apostolic Administrator
The Dicastery for Evangelisation has appointed Father Tom Thomas IC as Apostolic Administrator of the Prefecture of the Falkland Islands.
Father Thomas, our Rector and Parish Priest of St Etheldreda’s, takes over as Apostolic Administrator of the Prefecture whilst continuing his work in the parish.
In addition to his appointment as Apostolic Administrator of the Falkland Islands, Father Thomas will also serve as Ecclesiastical Superior of the Missions for the South Atlantic islands of Ascension, St Helena and Tristan da Cunha for a period of five years.
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Fr Thomas said:
I am humbled to have been asked to serve the faithful in the Falkland Islands, as well as those of Ascension, St Helena and Tristan da Cunha, and thank my superiors for the trust they have placed in me. I hope to visit and work with the faithful and priests in the Falkland Islands in the near future, as well as continuing to work at St Etheldreda’s church in London.
Fr Tom Thomas IC, 2024
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