Catholic Church

in

Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies (New Caledonia)

(Special Collectivity of France France)

New Caledonia

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)

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Metropolitan Sees (Archdioceses) Metr. Archdiocese (1)


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Roman Rite (1): Nouméa


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Apostolic Delegation: Pacific Ocean

Conference of Bishops: Conferentia Episcopalis Pacifici (C.E. PAC.) Archbishop Ryan Pagente Jimenez (53)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Federation of Catholic Bishops’ Conferences of Oceania (F.C.B.C.O.) Bishop Anthony Randazzo (58)

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Roman-Rite Church Shrines in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy

Geography

Continent: Oceania

Capital: Nouméa

Area: 18,275 km²

Population: 279,070

Part of: France France (Special Collectivity)

Neighbouring Countries: Australia Australia, ↑ Vanuatu Vanuatu, → Fiji Fiji, ↓ New Zealand New Zealand, ↓ Norfolk Island Norfolk Island

Cultural Summary

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%

Statistics (2021.12.31)

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

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Last updated on 2024.12.24

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