Catholic Church in Vanuatu

By Type (1)

Episcopal Sees (Dioceses) Diocese (1)

By Rite

Roman Rite (1): Port-Vila

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Apostolic Nunciature: Vanuatu

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: Port Vila

Area: 12,189 km²

Population: 282,814

Former Name: New Hebrides

Neighbouring Countries: ← Australia , ↖ Solomon Islands , → Fiji , ↓ New Caledonia

Cultural Summary

Religions: Protestant 70% (includes Presbyterian 27.9%, Anglican 15.1%, Seventh Day Adventist 12.5%, Assemblies of God 4.7%, Church of Christ 4.5%, Neil Thomas Ministry 3.1%, and Apostolic 2.2%), Roman Catholic 12.4%, customary beliefs 3.7% (including Jon Frum cargo cult), other 12.6%, none 1.1%, unspecified 0.2%

Languages: local languages (more than 100) 63.2%, Bislama (official; creole) 33.7%, English (official) 2%, French (official) 0.6%, other 0.5%

Ethnic Groups: Melanesian 99.2%, non-Melanesian 0.8%

Motto: Long God yumi stanap (Bislama) (Let us stand firm in God)