Virgin Islands, Diocese of
The Virgin Islands became a part of the Missionary District of Puerto Rico in 1919. The House of Bishops established the Missionary District of the Virgin Islands in 1947, but it was still under the care of the Missionary Bishop of Puerto Rico. The first Missionary Bishop of the Virgin Islands, Cedric Earl Mills, was consecrated on Apr. 9, 1963. On Jan. 1, 1971, it became the Missionary Diocese of the Virgin Islands, and in 1985 it became the Diocese of the Virgin Islands.
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