Catholic Church

in

Cook Islands

(Associated Country of New Zealand )

Also known as: Cookinseln (Deutsch), Islas Cook (español), Îles Cook (français), Isole Cook (Italiano), Wyspy Cooka (polski), Ilhas Cook (Português), 庫克群島 (正體中文), クック諸島 (日本語), Insulæ Cook (latine)

By Type (1)

Episcopal Sees (Dioceses) Diocese (1)

By Rite

Roman Rite (1): Rarotonga

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Apostolic Nunciature: Cook Island

Conference of Bishops: Conferentia Episcopalis Pacifici (C.E. PAC.)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Federation of Catholic Bishops’ Conferences of Oceania (F.C.B.C.O.)

Bishops

Special Churches

Cathedrals (1)

Geography

Continent: Oceania

Capital: Avarua

Area: 236 km²

Population: 9,290

Part of: New Zealand (Associated Country)

Neighbouring Countries: ← Niue , ↖ American Samoa , ↖ Tokelau , ↑ Kiribati , → French Polynesia

Cultural Summary

Religions: Protestant 62.8% (Cook Islands Christian Church 49.1%, Seventh Day Adventist 7.9%, Assemblies of God 3.7%, Apostolic Church 2.1%), Roman Catholic 17%, Mormon 4.4%, other 8%, none 5.6%, no response 2.2%

Languages: English (official) 86.4%, Cook Islands Maori (Rarotongan) (official) 76.2%, other 8.3%

Ethnic Groups: Cook Island Maori (Polynesian) 81.3%, part Cook Island Maori 6.7%, other 11.9%

Statistics (2021.12.31)

Area: 236 km²

Catholic Population: 3,000 Catholics (20.0% of 15,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 15 parishes, 15 mission stations (4 with resident priest, 11 without resident priest)

Clergy: 1 bishop (diocesan), 4 priests (1 diocesan, 3 religious)

Non-Clergy: 4 religious (sisters), 26 catechists

Consecrated Persons (Not Ordained)

Seminarians

Lay Missionaries

Catechists

Last updated on 2024.12.24