Catholic Church in Nauru

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Episcopal Sees (Dioceses) Diocese (1)

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Roman Rite (1): Tarawa and Nauru

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Apostolic Nunciature: Nauru

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.)

Geography

Continent: Oceania

Capital: Yaren

Area: 21 km²

Population: 11,359

Neighbouring Countries: ↖ Micronesia , → Kiribati , ↓ Solomon Islands

Cultural Summary

Religions: Protestant 60.4% (includes Nauru Congregational 35.7%, Assembly of God 13%, Nauru Independent Church 9.5%, Baptist 1.5%, and Seventh Day Adventist 0.7%), Roman Catholic 33%, other 3.7%, none 1.8%, unspecified 1.1%

Languages: Nauruan 93% (official, a distinct Pacific Island language), English 2% (widely understood, spoken, and used for most government and commercial purposes), other 5% (includes I-Kiribati 2% and Chinese 2%)

Ethnic Groups: Nauruan 58%, other Pacific Islander 26%, Chinese 8%, European 8%

Motto: God’s will first (English)