Diocese of Gizo
| Diocese of Gizo | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Solomon Islands |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Honiara |
| Diocesan bishop | Luciano Capelli SDS |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Bernard Cyril O'Grady OP |
| surface | 8,573 km² |
| Parishes | 7 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 136,347 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 15,214 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 11.2% |
| Diocesan priest | 6 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 5 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,383 |
| Friars | 12 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 12 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | St. Peter's Cathedral |
| Website | www.catholicgizo.org |
The diocese of Gizo ( Latin Dioecesis Ghizotana , English Diocese of Gizo ) is on the Solomon Islands situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Gizo on the island of Ghizo . It includes the provinces of Western , Choiseul, and Isabel .
history
Pope John XXIII founded the Apostolic Vicariate of Western Solomon Islands with the Apostolic Constitution Christi regnum on June 11, 1959 from cession of territory by the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern and Southern Solomon Islands .
On November 15, 1966, it was raised to the diocese of Laeta Incrementa with the Apostolic Constitution and took its current name.
Ordinaries
Apostolic Vicar of the West Solomon Islands
- Eusebius John Crawford OP (March 1, 1960 - November 15, 1966)
Bishops of Gizo
- Eusebius John Crawford OP (November 15, 1966 - February 3, 1995)
- Bernard Cyril O'Grady OP (February 3, 1995 - June 5, 2007)
- Luciano Capelli SDB (since June 5, 2007)