Diocese of Chalan Kanoa, Northern Mariana Islands

Continent: Oceania

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Chalan Kanoa / Vialemben(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Agaña

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

Websites:

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Our Lady of Mount Carmel (July 16)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: December 14

Liturgical Calendar 📅

History

1902.09.17: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Mariana Islands (English) (from Diocese of Cebu)
1911.03.01: Suppressed (to Apostolic Vicariate of Mariana and Caroline Islands and to establish Apostolic Vicariate of Guam)
1984.11.08: Restored as Diocese of Chalan Kanoa / Vialemben(sis) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Agaña and became suffragan of Agaña)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2024.11.25 – ...):

Bishop-elect Romeo Duetao Convocar (54)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Chalan Kanoa (Roman Rite)

Bishop-elect Romeo Duetao Convocar (54)
(2024.11.25 – ...)

Bishop of Chalan Kanoa (Northern Mariana Islands)

Born:	1970.04.13 (Janiuay, Iloilo, Philippines)
Ordained Priest:	1996.09.17
Consecrated Bishop:	2025.03.08

Priest of Military Ordinariate of the Philippines (Philippines) (1996.09.17 – 2016.03.15)

Priest of Agaña (Guam) (2016.03.15 – 2024.11.25)

Apostolic Administrator of Agaña (Guam) (2023.03.28 – 2024.07.06)

Bishop of Chalan Kanoa (Northern Mariana Islands) (2024.11.25 – ...)

Fr. Charlie A. Borja
(Apostolic Administrator 2024.08.15 – 2024.11.25)

Bishop Ryan Pagente Jimenez (53) (later Archbishop)
(2016.06.24 – 2024.07.06)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Agaña (Guam)
President of Episcopal Conference of the Pacific

Volumus Jesum videre

Born:	1971.12.18 (Dumaguete, Philippines)
Ordained Priest:	2003.12.08
Consecrated Bishop:	2016.08.14

Priest of Chalan Kanoa (Northern Mariana Islands) (2003.12.08 – 2016.06.24)

Apostolic Administrator of Chalan Kanoa (Northern Mariana Islands) (2010.12.28 – 2016.06.24)

Bishop of Chalan Kanoa (Northern Mariana Islands) (2016.06.24 – 2024.07.06)

President of Episcopal Conference of the Pacific (2023.11 – ...)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Agaña (Guam) (2024.07.06 – ...)

Fr. Ryan Pagente Jimenez (53) (later Archbishop)
(Apostolic Administrator 2010.12.28 – 2016.06.24)

Bishop Tomas Aguon Camacho
(1984.11.08 – 2010.04.06)

Fiat voluntas tua

Born:	1933.09.18 (Northern Mariana Islands)
Ordained Priest:	1961.06.14
Consecrated Bishop:	1985.01.13
Died:	2018.03.05 († 84)

Bishop of Chalan Kanoa (Northern Mariana Islands) (1984.11.08 – 2010.04.06)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Chalan Kanoa

Churches by City (11)

Agaña (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 184 km²

Population: 38,500 Catholics (77.7% of 49,551 total)

Pastoral Centres: 13 parishes

Personnel: 11 priests (6 diocesan, 5 religious), 5 deacons, 17 religious (5 brothers, 12 sisters)