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Archdiocese of Honiara

Archidioecesis Honiarana



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Bishop(s)

  • Christopher Michael Cardone, O.P., Archbishop
  • Adrian Thomas Smith, S.M., Archbishop Emeritus

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Prefecture Apostolic of English Solomon Islands
27 July 1897ErectedVicariate Apostolic of New Pomerania Prefecture Apostolic of English Solomon Islands (erected)
Prefecture Apostolic of Southern Solomon Islands
21 January 1904Name ChangedPrefecture Apostolic of English Solomon Islands Prefecture Apostolic of Southern Solomon Islands
Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Solomon Islands
1 June 1912ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Southern Solomon Islands Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Solomon Islands
11 June 1959Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Northern Solomon Islands (Tresury, Shortlands and Choiseul and their neighbors, and Otong Java and their neighbors)
Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Solomon Islands (Santa Isabel and the neighboring islands and New Georgia and the neighboring islands)
Vicariate Apostolic of Western Solomon Islands (erected)
Diocese of Honiara
15 November 1966ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Southern Solomon Islands Diocese of Honiara
Archdiocese of Honiara
15 November 1978ElevatedDiocese of Honiara Archdiocese of Honiara
17 December 1982Territory LostArchdiocese of Honiara (Malaita District) Diocese of Auki (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Solomon Islands
195015,23488,00017.3%2222692314413ap1951
Diocese of Honiara
197028,075128,43921.9%54045623621237ap1971
Archdiocese of Honiara
198041,900214,00019.6%524291,4444410018ap1981
199033,345156,35921.3%517221,515367713ap1991
199938,936214,13918.2%919281,390366913ap2000
200032,083190,56316.8%1021311,034436413ap2001
200140,434183,25422.1%815231,758305613ap2002
200242,633196,63921.7%1319321,332265811ap2003
200343,826199,06022.0%1119301,460276313ap2004
200445,053204,63322.0%1523381,185316913ap2005
200647,762210,51422.7%1921401,194367513ap2007
201357,312260,90222.0%1921401,432357613ap2014
201661,400276,00022.2%2226481,279445613ap2017
201968,500280,00024.5%1930491,397707514ap2020
202165,783292,00022.5%1520351,879537014ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Solomon Islands
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 4, Page 440, and Page 441
  • Diocese of Honiara
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 59, Page 480, to Page 482
  • Archdiocese of Honiara
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 71, Page 87, and Page 88

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