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Diocese of Caroline Islands

Catholic Diocese of Micronesia

Summary

Catholic Diocese of Micronesia

Field	Value
jurisdiction	Diocese
name	Caroline Islands
latin	Diœcesis Carolinensium
local	Diócesis de las Islas Carolinas
coat	Coat of arms of the Diocese of Carolines-Marshalls.svg
coat_caption	The coat of arms of the Diocese of the Caroline Islands
country	Micronesia
Palau
territory	Caroline Islands
province	Agaña
coordinates
area_sqmi	480
population	115,382
population_as_of	2023
catholics	63,437
catholics_percent	55
parishes	30
churches
congregations
schools
members
denomination	Christianity (Catholic)
sui_iuris_church	Latin Church
rite	Roman Rite
established	19 December 1905 ( years ago)
cathedral	Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral
priests
pope
bishop	Julio Angkel
bishop_title	Bishop
map	LocationMicronesia.png

Palau The Catholic Diocese of Caroline Islands () 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 become the Apostolic Vicariate of Caroline and Marshall Islands on 4 July 1946.

It was elevated to become the diocese Carolines-Marshalls by promotion on 3 May 1979.

The diocese was split on 23 April 1993 by Pope John Paul II, resulting in the creation of the present-day Diocese of Caroline Islands and the Apostolic Prefecture of the Marshall Islands.

Demographics

According to 2022 government statistics, 55% of residents were Catholic; 42% of the population were Protestant and 2% belonged to other Christian denominations.

Bishops

Ordinaries

Salvador-Pierre Walleser (1912 – 1919)
Vacant (1920 – 1922)
Santiago López de Rego y Labarta S.J. (1923 –b1938)
Vacant (1939 – 1951)
Thomas John Feeney S.J. (1951 - 1955)
Vincent Ignatius Kennally S.J. (1956 – 1971)
Martin Joseph Neylon S.J. (1971 – 1995)
- coadjutor 1969 – 1971
Amando Samo (1995 – 2020)
- auxiliary 1987 – 1994
- coadjutor 1994 – 1995
Julio Angkel (2020 – present)
- coadjutor 2017 – 2020

References

[http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/caro1.htm G Catholic website, Roman Catholic Diocese of Caroline Islands]
[https://www.state.gov/reports/2022-report-on-international-religious-freedom/micronesia US State Dept 2022 report]
(2 February 2020). "Rinunce e nomine, 02.02.2020". Holy See Press Office.

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