Catholic ChurchinSolomon Islands |
Also known as: Salomonen (Deutsch), Islas Salomón (español), les Îles Salomon (français), Isole Salomone (Italiano), Wyspy Salomona (polski), Ilhas Salomão (Português), 所羅門群島 (正體中文), ソロモン諸島 (日本語), Insulæ Salomonis (latine)
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Apostolic Nunciature: Solomon Islands
Conference of Bishops: The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Papua New Guinea and Soloman Islands
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Federation of Catholic Bishops’ Conferences of Oceania (F.C.B.C.O.)
Patron Saint: Holy Name of Mary (September 12)
Continent: Oceania
Capital: Honiara
Area: 27,986 km²
Population: 647,581
Former Name: British Solomon Islands
Neighbouring Countries: ← Papua New Guinea , ↑ Nauru , → Tuvalu , ↘ Fiji , ↘ Vanuatu
Religions: Protestant 73.4% (Church of Melanesia 31.9%, South Sea Evangelical 17.1%, Seventh Day Adventist 11.7%, United Church 10.1%, Christian Fellowship Church 2.5%), Roman Catholic 19.6%, other Christian 2.9%, other 4%, none 0.03%, unspecified 0.1%
Languages: Melanesian pidgin (in much of the country is lingua franca), English (official but spoken by only 1%-2% of the population), 120 indigenous languages
Ethnic Groups: Melanesian 95.3%, Polynesian 3.1%, Micronesian 1.2%, other 0.3%
Motto: To lead is to serve (English)
Area: 28,896 km²
Catholic Population: 135,000 Catholics (22.1% of 612,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 34 parishes, 73 mission stations (14 with resident priest, 59 without resident priest), 3 other centres
Clergy: 4 bishops (3 diocesan, 1 titular), 103 priests (58 diocesan, 45 religious)
Non-Clergy: 134 religious (12 brothers, 122 sisters), 79 major seminarians, 1 missionary, 700 catechists
Last updated on 2024.12.24
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