Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Agaña
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The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Agaña (Latin: Archidiœcesis Metropolitae Aganiensis , Spanish: Arquidiócesis Metropolitano de Agaña) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese. It comprises the United States dependency of Guam. The prelate is an archbishop whose cathedral is the Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral-Basilica.
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Metropolitan Archdiocese of Agaña Archidiœcesis Metropolitae Aganiensis Arquidiócesis Metropolitano de Agaña | |
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Ecclesiastical province | Ecclesiastical province of Agaña |
Statistics | |
Area | 215 sq mi (560 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 155,687 132,494 (85.1%) |
Parishes | 26 |
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Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | March 1, 1911 (113 years ago) |
Cathedral | Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral Basilica |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Ryan Pagente Jimenez |
Vicar General | Fr. Jeffrey San Nicolas |
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Website | |
archagana.org |
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The archdiocese is a member of the Episcopal Conference of the Pacific (CEPAC) and of the Federation of Catholic Bishops Conferences of Oceania, and an observer to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.