Continent: Oceania
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: Caroline Islands (English) / Carolinensium (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Agaña
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation
Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: February 2
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Address: Bishop’s House, P.O. Box 939, Chuuk, Caroline Islands, FM 96942, Micronesia
Bishop (2020.02.02 – ...): | Bishop Julio Angkel (70) |
Bishops of Caroline Islands (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop Julio Angkel (70) Bishop of Caroline Islands (Micronesia) I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me
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Bishop Amando Samo
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Bishop Martin Joseph Neylon, S.J.
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Bishops of Carolines–Marshalls (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop Martin Joseph Neylon, S.J. (see above) | ||||||||||
Vicars Apostolic of Caroline and Marshall Islands (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop Martin Joseph Neylon, S.J. (see above) | ||||||||||
Bishop Vincent Ignatius Kennally, S.J.
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Bishop Thomas John Feeney, S.J.
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Vicars Apostolic of Mariana, Caroline, and Marshall Islands (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Fr. Vincent Ignatius Kennally, S.J. (later Bishop) | ||||||||||
Bishop Santiago López de Rego y Labarta, S.J.
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Vicars Apostolic of Mariana and Caroline Islands (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop Salvador-Pierre Walleser (法來善), O.F.M. Cap.
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Area: 2,150 km²
Population: 72,061 Catholics (52.3% of 137,694 total)
Pastoral Centres: 33 parishes
Personnel: 31 priests (17 diocesan, 14 religious), 77 deacons, 34 religious (17 brothers, 17 sisters), 11 seminarians
Last updated on 2024.10.01
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