Diocese of Auki
Diocese of Auki | |
Basic data | |
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Country | Solomon Islands |
Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Honiara |
Diocesan bishop | Peter Houhou |
surface | 4,234 km² |
Parishes | 11 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
Residents | 160,300 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
Catholics | 45,600 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
proportion of | 28.4% |
Diocesan priest | 27 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
Religious priest | 3 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
Catholics per priest | 1,520 |
Friars | 24 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
Religious sisters | 20 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
rite | Roman rite |
Liturgical language | English |
The Diocese of Auki ( lat. : Dioecesis Aukina ) is on the Solomon Islands situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Auki on the island of Malaita . It includes the province of Malaita .
history
The diocese of Auki was established on December 17, 1982 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Qui quattuor from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Honiara and subordinated to this as a suffragan .
Bishops of Auki
- Gerard Francis Loft SM , 1983-2004
- Christopher Michael Cardone OP , 2004–2016, then Archbishop of Honiara
- Peter Houhou , since 2018
See also
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II: Const. Apost. Qui quattuor , AAS 76 (1984), n.3, pp. 258f.