Catholic ChurchinTerritory of New Caledonia and Dependencies (New Caledonia)(Special Collectivity of France ) |
Also known as: Neukaledonien (Deutsch), Nueva Caledonia (español), Nouvelle-Calédonie (français), Nuova Caledonia (Italiano), Nowa Kaledonia (polski), Nova Caledónia (Português), 新喀里多尼亞 (正體中文), ニューカレドニア (日本語), Nova Caledonia (latine)
Roman Rite (1): Nouméa
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Apostolic Delegation: Pacific Ocean
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.)
Continent: Oceania
Capital: Nouméa
Area: 18,275 km²
Population: 279,070
Part of: France (Special Collectivity)
Neighbouring Countries: ← Australia , ↑ Vanuatu , → Fiji , ↓ New Zealand , ↓ Norfolk Island
Religions: Roman Catholic 60%, Protestant 30%, other 10%
Languages: French (official), 33 Melanesian-Polynesian dialects
Ethnic Groups: Kanak 39.1%, European 27.1%, Wallisian, Futunian 8.2%, Tahitian 2.1%, Indonesian 1.4%, Ni-Vanuatu 1%, Vietnamese 0.9%, other 17.7%, unspecified 2.5%
Area: 18,575 km²
Catholic Population: 143,000 Catholics (50.7% of 282,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 29 parishes
Clergy: 1 bishop (diocesan), 24 priests (14 diocesan, 10 religious), 26 permanent deacons (diocesan)
Non-Clergy: 55 religious (7 brothers, 48 sisters), 3 major seminarians, 80 catechists
Last updated on 2024.12.24
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