The Roman Catholic Mission Sui Iuris of Cayman Islands (Latin: Insularum Caimanensium) is a mission sui iuris of the Latin rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Caribbean. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. A mission sui iuris, or in Latin missio sui iuris, also known as an independent mission, is a rare type of Catholic missionary pseudo-diocesan jurisdiction The Latin Rite is one of the 23 Sui iuris Particular Churches within the Catholic Church. The Caribbean (ˌkærəˡbiən kæ'rəbiən Cariben|Caraïben or Caraïben; Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles; Caribe is a Region consisting The mission comprises the entirety of the former British dependency of the Cayman Islands. The Cayman Islands are a British overseas territory located in the western Caribbean Sea, comprising the islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac The mission is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica, and a member of the Antilles Episcopal Conference. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica ( Latin: Archidioecesis Regiopolitanus in Iamaica) is an Archdiocese of the Latin rite The Antilles Episcopal Conference is a Roman Catholic Episcopal conference.
Erected in 14 July 2000 from the Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica, the Mission is served by their only Bishop, Cardinal Adam Maida. Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Adam Joseph Maida (b March 18, 1930, East Vandergrift, Pennsylvania, USA is the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Detroit