Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu

Diocese of Honolulu

Diœcesis Honoluluensis
Coat of arms
Location
Country United States
TerritoryState of Hawaiʻi, Unincorporated Hawaiian Islands
Ecclesiastical provinceSan Francisco
Statistics
Area6,435 sq mi (16,670 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2013)
1,325,000
263,000 (19.8%)
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedJanuary 25, 1941
CathedralCathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace
Co-cathedralCo-Cathedral of Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus
Patron saintOur Lady of Peace[1]
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopClarence Richard Silva
Metropolitan ArchbishopSalvatore J. Cordileone
Map
Website
catholichawaii.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu (Latin: Diœcesis Honoluluensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese for the state of Hawaii in the United States.[2] It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of San Francisco.[3]

The mother church of the Diocese of Honolulu is the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in Honolulu. As of 2023, the bishop of Honolulu is Clarence Silva.

  1. ^ "2021 Liturgical Notes for the Diocese of Honolulu" (PDF). Retrieved September 11, 2022.
  2. ^ "Catholic Hierarchy Profile of the Diocese of Honolulu". Retrieved 2007-04-03.
  3. ^ "Archdiocese of San Francisco Description". Archived from the original on 2006-12-29. Retrieved 2007-04-03.