Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarawa and Nauru
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarawa and Nauru (Latin: Dioecesis Taravana et Nauruna) in Kiribati and Nauru is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Suva. It was erected as the Vicariate Apostolic of Gilbert Islands in 1897, with see in Tanaeang (on Tabiteuea) from 1936 to the end of 1950s,[1] and later elevated to as the Diocese of Tarawa in 1966. There was a name change in 1978 and, in 1982, the diocese was split from the Mission sui iuris of Funafuti. The diocese currently has jurisdiction over all of Kiribati and Nauru.
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Diocese of Tarawa and Nauru Dioecesis Taravana et Nauruna | |
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Location | |
Country | Kiribati and Nauru |
Ecclesiastical province | Suva |
Statistics | |
Area | 320 sq mi (830 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2014) 119,435 63,644 (57 (53% with Nauru)%) |
Parishes | 22 (1 in Nauru) |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 28 June 1897 |
Cathedral | Sacred Heart Cathedral |
Secular priests | 28 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Sede vacante |
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