The Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Solomon Islands was an exempt Roman Catholic
Apostolic vicariate (missionary jurisdiction akin to a diocese) in the
Northern Solomon Islands
The Northern Solomons were the more northerly group of islands in the Solomon Islands (archipelago) over which Germany declared a protectorate in 1885. Initially, the German Solomon Islands Protectorate included, in the south-east, Choiseu ...
(in
Oceania).
History
On 23 May 1898, it was established as Apostolic Prefecture of German Solomon Islands on territory split from the
Apostolic Vicariate of New Pomerania
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which was entrusted to the
Missionaries of the Sacred Heart
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of Issoudun. On 21 January 1904, it was renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Northern Solomon Islands.
On 31 May 1930, it was Promoted as
Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Solomon Islands, with titular bishops as ordinaries. On 11 June 1959, it lost territory to establish the
Apostolic Vicariate of Western Solomon Islands
The Roman Catholic
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*'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ...
.
On 15 November 1966, it was promoted
Roman Catholic Diocese of Bougainville and made suffragan of the Metropolitan
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rabaul.
Missionary Ordinaries
''all in cumbents were members of the missionary congregation of
Marists (S.M.)''
; ''Prefect Apostolic'' of ''German'' Solomon Islands
* Friar Eugen Englert, S.M. (1899 – 1904)
; Prefects Apostolic of ''Northern'' Solomon Islands
* Friar Joseph Forestier, S.M. (1904 – 1918)
* Friar Maurice Boch, S.M. (1920 – 1929)
; ''Vicars Apostolic'' of Northern Solomon Islands
* Thomas James Wade, S.M. (1930.07.03 – 1960), Titular Bishop of
Barbalissus
* Leo Lemay, S.M. (1960.06.14 – 1966.11.15),
titular Bishop of
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Antiquity
Agbia was located at the site of modern Aïn-Hedia in Tunisia.
It had a bishop, who was suffragan ...
, who went on as first bishop of Bougainville (1966.11.15 – 1974.07.01)
See also
*
Catholic Church in Oceania
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References
External links
GigaCatholic
{{DEFAULTSORT:Northern Solomon Islands, Apostolic Vicariate
1898 establishments in Oceania
Former Roman Catholic dioceses in Oceania
Catholic Church in the Solomon Islands