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List Of Roman Catholic Dioceses In The Pacific
Episcopal Conference of the Pacific {{main, Episcopal Conference of the Pacific Ecclesiastical Province of Agaña * Archdiocese of Agaña **Diocese of Caroline Islands ** Diocese of Chalan Kanoa ** Prefecture of the Marshall Islands Ecclesiastical Province of Nouméa * Archdiocese of Nouméa ** Diocese of Port-Vila ** Diocese of Wallis et Futuna Ecclesiastical Province of Papeete * Archdiocese of Papeete ** Diocese of Taiohae o Tefenuaenata Ecclesiastical Province of Samoa-Apia *Archdiocese of Samoa-Apia ** Diocese of Samoa-Pago Pago ** Mission Sui Iuris of Tokelau Ecclesiastical Province of Suva * Archdiocese of Suva ** Diocese of Rarotonga ** Diocese of Tarawa and Nauru ** Mission Sui Iuris of Funafuti Immediate Subject to the Holy See *Roman Catholic Diocese of Tonga * Pacific The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Agaña
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Agaña (Latin: ''Archidiœcesis Aganiensis'', Spanish: ''Arquidiócesis de Agaña'') is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the United States. It comprises the United States dependency of Guam. The prelate is an archbishop whose cathedral is the Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral-Basilica. The archdiocese is a member of the Episcopal Conference of the Pacific (CEPAC) and of the Federation of Catholic Bishops' Conferences of Oceania, and an observer to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. History The first Catholic church was established on Guam on June 15, 1668 by Spanish-Filipino missionaries Diego Luis de San Vitores and Pedro Calungsod. Catholics in Guam were part of the Diocese of Cebu, the Philippines. The United States acquired Guam from Spain after the Spanish–American War of 1898. On September 17, 1902, the Apostolic Prefecture of Mariana Islands was established which included Guam. On March ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Samoa-Pago Pago
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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Tonga
The Diocese of Tonga (Latin: ''Dioecesis Tongana'') is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Tonga. It was erected as part of the Vicariate Apostolic of Central Oceania in 1842, had subsequent name changes in 1937 and 1957 before being elevated to the Diocese of Tonga on June 21, 1966. Its cathedra is found in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception ( Tongan: ''Malia Tupu 'Imākulata'') in the capital Nuku'alofa. It is immediately exempt to the Holy See and not part of an ecclesiastical province. On 4 January 2015, Pope Francis announced that he would make Tonga's bishop, Soane Patita Paini Mafi, a cardinal on 14 February of that year. History Along with the rest of the country, in the early Twenty-First Century the tiny Catholic community of some 15,000 has been considered threatened with the loss of its home due to climate change. Bishops Ordinaries *Pierre Bataillon, S. M. (1842–1863) *Aloys Elloy, S. M. (1872–1878) *Jean- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Tarawa And Nauru
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarawa and Nauru (Latin: ''Dioecesis Taravana et Nauruna'') in Kiribati and Nauru is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Suva. It was erected as the Vicariate Apostolic of Gilbert Islands in 1897, with see in Tanaeang (on Tabiteuea) from 1936 to the end of 1950s, and later elevated to as the Diocese of Tarawa in 1966. There was a name change in 1978 and, in 1982, the diocese was split from the Mission ''sui iuris'' of Funafuti. The diocese currently has jurisdiction over all of Kiribati and Nauru. History The first missionaries The first Christian missionaries to arrive in the Gilbert Islands were Protestants from Hawaii and New England, the first of whom arrived in November 1857. The most notable of these missionaries was Hiram Bingham II, a Congregationalist minister and son of Hiram Bingham I, an early missionary in Hawaii. Bingham and his wife translated the Bible into Gilbertese, wrote school books, and authored a major dictionary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Rarotonga
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rarotonga (Latin: ''Dioecesis Rarotongana'') in the Cook Islands is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Suva in neighbouring Fiji. It was erected as the Prefecture Apostolic of Cook and Manihiki in 1922, elevated to the Vicariate Apostolic of Cook Islands in 1948 and elevated as the Diocese of Rarotonga in 1966. Bishops * Bernardin Castanié, C.I.M. (1923–1939) * John David Hubaldus Lehman, C.I.M. (1939–1959) *Hendrick Joseph Cornelius Maria de Cocq, SS.CC. (1964–1971) * John Hubert Macey Rodgers, S. M. (1973–1977) * Denis George Browne (1977–1983) * Robin Walsh Leamy, S. M. (1984–1996) * Stuart France O'Connell, S. M. (1996–2011) * Paul Donoghue, S.M. (2011– ) Education Primary Schools Saint Josephs School, Rarotonga Saint Mary's School, Mauke Island (now closed down) Secondary (High) School Nukutere College, Rarotonga Churches Catholic Cathedral of Rarotonga (and the Cook Islands) Saint Josep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Suva
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Suva (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Suvana'') is a Metropolitan Archdiocese in Fiji. It is responsible for the suffragan dioceses of Rarotonga and Tarawa and Nauru and —as of 21 March 2003—the Mission ''Sui Iuris'' of Funafuti. The archdiocese was created in 1966, to succeed the Apostolic Vicariate of Fiji. Bishops Ordinaries Bishops * (1863–1887) *Julien Vidal (1887–1922) * Charles-Joseph Nicolas (1922–1941) * Victor Frederick Foley (1944–1967) Archbishops * George Hamilton Pearce (1967–1976) *Petero Mataca (1976–2012) *Peter Loy Chong (since 2013) Coadjutor vicar apostolic * Charles-Joseph Nicolas (1918-1922) Auxiliary bishop *Petero Mataca (1974-1976), appointed Archbishop here Sex abuse cases On 13 July 2020, New Zealand's 1News revealed that of some of the clergy who were accused in 1,300 cases of sexually abusing children in the nation of Fiji were originally from New Zealand before they were transferred. The transf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Samoa-Apia
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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Caroline Islands
The Catholic Diocese of Caroline Islands ( la, Diœcesis Carolinensium) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Federated States of Micronesia and in the Republic of Palau. It is a suffragan diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of Agaña. The Diocese of Caroline Islands is led by a bishop who pastors the mother church, the Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. History The diocese was established on 19 December 1905, as the Apostolic Prefecture (missionary jurisdiction) of Caroline Islands, uniting the Mission sui iuris of Eastern Carolines and Mission sui iuris of Western Carolines, both of which had been split from the Apostolic Prefecture of Micronesia in 1886. It became the Apostolic Vicariate (higher missionary stage jurisdiction, entitled to a titular bishop) of Marianne and Caroline Islands on 1 March 1911. It grew to become the Apostolic Vicariate of Marianne, Caroline and Marshall Islands on 4 May 1923. It changed its name to bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Taiohae O Tefenuaenata
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Taiohae (or Tefenuaenata, or Hakapehi) (Latin: ''Dioecesis Taiohaënus seu Humanae Telluris''; French: ''Diocèse de Taiohae ou Tefenuaenata''), in French Polynesia, is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Papeete, yet still depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. Its cathedral episcopal see is the Cathédrale Notre-Dame des Îles Marquises, dedicated to Mary, mother of Jesus at Taiohae, on Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands (French: îles Marquises). History * Erected on 1848.05.09 as the Apostolic Vicariate of Marquesas Islands/ Isole Marchesi (Curiate Italian) / Insularum Marchesi (Latin), on insular territory split off from the suppressed Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Oceania * Promoted on 1966.06.21 as Diocese of Taiohae / Taiohaën(us) (Latin) * Renamed 1974.05.31 as Diocese of Taiohae / Hakapehi (synonym) / Tefenuaenata (Marquesan Islands name) / Huma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Papeete
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Papeete (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Papeetensis''; French: ''Archidiocèse de Papeete'') is a Metropolitan Archdiocese in French Polynesia. It is responsible for the suffragan diocese of Taiohae o Tefenuaenata. The diocese was elevated to the Archdiocese of Papeete in 1966. Bishops Ordinaries * Florentin-Étienne Jaussen (1848–1884) * Marie-Joseph Verdier, SS.CC. (1884–1908) * André-Etienne-Athanase Hermel, SS.CC. (1908–1932) * Julien-Marie Nouailles, SS.CC. (1932–1937) * Paul-Laurent-Jean-Louis Mazé, SS.CC. (1938–1973) * Michel-Gaspard Coppenrath (March 5, 1973 – June 4, 1999) * Hubert Coppenrath (June 4, 1999 – March 31, 2011) * Jean-Pierre Edmond Cottanceau, SS.CC. (since 15 December 2016) Coadjutor bishops * Antoine-Magloire Doumer, SS.CC. (1848-1878), as Coadjutor vicar apostolic; did not succeed to see * Marie-Joseph (Maxime Justin Félix) Verdier, SS.CC. (1883-1884), as Coadjutor vicar apostolic * André-Etie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
