The Dicastery for Evangelisation has appointed Father Tom Thomas as Apostolic Administrator of the Prefecture of the Falkland Islands.

Fr Thomas, a priest of the Rosminian order serving as Rector and Parish Priest of St Etheldreda’s in central London, 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, Fr 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.