Diocese of Chalan Kanoa Diœcesis Vialembensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  United States |
| Territory | Northern Mariana Islands, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands |
| Ecclesiastical province | Agaña |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 184 sq mi (480 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 71,850 43,000 (59.8%) |
| Parishes | 12 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 8 November 1984 (39 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Sede Vacante |
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| Website | |
| rcdck.org | |
The Diocese of Chalan Kanoa (Latin: Diœcesis Vialembensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the United States. It comprises the territory of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and is a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Agaña. The diocese was canonically erected on 8 November 1984 by Pope John Paul II. Its territories were taken from the archdiocese based in Guam.[1]
The Diocese of Chalan Kanoa is led by a prelate bishop who pastors the mother church, the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral on Saipan.