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Historic Dates of Interest
• 1666 First Danish settlers arrive on St. Thomas
• 1773 Danish King officially sanctions Catholic church
• 1802 first Catholic church building purchased from Danish Crown
• 1804 fire destroys the church
• 1806 new building was consecrated and named after the two apostles
Sts. Peter & Paul
• 1828 first building on present site completed with altar facing East
• 1837 a severe hurricane destroys much of the building
• 1848 present building consecrated
• 1960 Pope John XXIII created the Prelature of the Virgin Islands with
the Church of Ss Peter & Paul as the Cathedral parish
• 1977 Prelature raised to the Diocese of St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands
• 2004 Capital Campaign to restore and refurbish Sts Peter & Paul Cathedral begins
Rectors of the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul
Period |
Rector |
Remark |
- 1770 |
Rev. Terence MacDonnell, O.P. |
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1773 – 1777 |
Rev. Petro Sellaroli |
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1778 – 1788 |
Rev. Cellon |
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1788 – 1805 |
Rev. Francis Trechard, O.P. |
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1808 – 1824 |
Rev. Francois Desblanchamps |
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1823 – 1825 |
Rev. Jerome Jourdan |
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1825 -1827 |
Rev. Dionisio de Moneras |
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1827 – 1829 |
Rev. Lamberto Pelegrin |
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1829 – 1838 |
Rev. Joachim Domingo Prior |
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1838 – 1840 |
Rev. J. Culan |
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1840 – 1843 |
Rev. J.F.C. O’ Kennelly |
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1843 – 1848 |
Rev. Alexander Mignon |
Built the present Cathedral |
1848 – 1851 |
Rev. William P. Rogers |
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1851 – 1855 |
Rev. Juan Pratt |
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1856 – 1858 |
Rev. Jean Andre Orsini |
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1858 – 1860 |
Rev. Louis Dold, C. Ss R. |
First Redemptorist of the Baltimore province to be pastor of the Cathedral |
1860 – 1874 |
Rev. Louis DeBuggenons, C. Ss.R. |
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1874 – 1890 |
Rev. Bernald Willens, C.Ss.R. |
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1890 – 1894 |
Rev. Philip Schelfhaut, C.Ss.R. |
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1894 – 1901 |
Rev. Arthur J. Caron, C.Ss.R. |
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Rev. Philip Schelfhaut, C.Ss.R. |
Became Bishop of Roseau, Dominica |
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1902 – 1904 |
Rev. Remi De Roo, C.Ss.R. |
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1904 – 1915 |
Rev. Peter G. Vermeiren, C.Ss.R. |
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1916 – 1918 |
Rev. Joseph Krickster, C.Ss.R. |
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1921 – 1924 |
Rev. Joseph W. Daily, C.Ss.R. |
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1924 – 1927 |
Rev. Joseph Leddy, C.Ss.R. |
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1927 – 1930 |
Rev. Thomas O’Reilly, C. Ss.R. |
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1934 – 1939 |
Rev. Edward Baumann, C.Ss.R. |
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1939 – 1945 |
Rev. Rev. Arthur Finn, C.Ss.R. |
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1945 – 1950 |
Rev John J. Murphy, C.Ss.R. |
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1950 – 1956 |
Rev. Mark Knoll, C.Ss.R. |
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1956 – 1961 |
Rev. Joseph G. Daly, C.Ss. R. |
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1961 – 1967 |
Rev. Lawerence Buckley, C.Ss.R. |
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1967 – 1972 |
Rev. Matthias Zeiler, C.Ss.R. |
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1972 – 1979 |
Rev. Carlyle Blake, C.Ss.R. |
First native Rector of the Cathedral |
1979 – 1981 |
Rev. George Dorn, C.Ss.R. |
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1981 – 1984 |
Rev. Frederick Consla, C.Ss.R. |
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1984 – 1986 |
Rev. Jerome Moody, C.Ss.R. |
Second native Rector of the Cathedral |
1986 – 1989 |
Rev. Raymond Collins, C.Ss.R. |
Last Redemptorist Rector of the Cathedral |
1989 – 1990 |
Rev. Msgr. Michael F. Kosak |
First Diocesan Rector of the Cathedral |
1990 – 1992 |
Rev. Brian Kiely |
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1992 – 1995 |
Rev. Msgr. Michael Kosak |
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1995 - 1996 |
Rev. Msgr. J. McSweeney |
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1996 - 2004 |
Rev. Msgr Jerome Feudjio |
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2004 – 2009 |
Rev. Neil Scantlebury |
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2009 - |
Rev. Msgr. Jerome Feudjio |
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