Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarawa and Nauru

Diocese of Tarawa and Nauru

Dioecesis Taravana et Nauruna
Coat of arms of the Diocese
Location
CountryKiribati and Nauru
Ecclesiastical provinceSuva
Statistics
Area320 sq mi (830 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2014)
119,435
63,644 (57 (53% with Nauru)%)
Parishes22 (1 in Nauru)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established28 June 1897
CathedralSacred Heart Cathedral
Secular priests28
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopSimon Samendra Mani

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarawa and Nauru (Latin: Dioecesis Taravana et Nauruna) in Kiribati and Nauru is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Suva. It was erected as the Vicariate Apostolic of Gilbert Islands in 1897, with see in Tanaeang (on Tabiteuea) from 1936 to the end of 1950s,[1] and later elevated to as the Diocese of Tarawa in 1966. There was a name change in 1978 and, in 1982, the diocese was split from the Mission sui iuris of Funafuti. The diocese currently has jurisdiction over all of Kiribati and Nauru.

  1. ^ Dumas, Guigone (2014). Tabiteuea, Kiribati. Paris: Hazan. pp. 68–69. ISBN 9-782754-10787-7.