The Catholic Church in Palau is part of the worldwide
Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the
Pope in
Rome. According to the last census (2000) 41.6% of the population belonged to the Catholic Church. Palau belongs to the
Diocese of Caroline Islands, which is itself a suffragan to the
Archdiocese of Agaña
In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...
(Guam).
History
On April 28, 1891, Spanish Capuchin missionaries arrived to start a permanent Catholic presence on the island.
See also
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Gregorio Ramarui
Gregorio Ramarui was the first native Palauan to be ordained a priest in the Roman Catholic Church.
In February 1964, Ramarui was ordained a priest in Koror, Palau. His ordination was attended by Roman Catholic leaders from as far away as Pohnpei ...
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Sacred Heart Church, Koror
The Sacred Heart Church is the name of a religious building affiliated to the Catholic Church that is located in the main street of the city of Koror in the island and state of the same name in Palau a country of Oceania to the west of the Pacific ...
References
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