Roman Catholic Diocese of Caroline Islands
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Caroline Islands is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Federated States of Micronesia and in the Republic of Palau and a suffragan of the United States Metropolitan Province of Agaña. The Diocese of Caroline Islands is led by a prelate bishop which pastors the mother church, the Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Established on December 19, 1905 as the Prefecture Apostolic of Caroline Islands, it became the Vicariate Apostolic of Marianne and Caroline Islands on March 1, 1911. It grew to become the Vicariate Apostolic of Marianne, Caroline, and Marshall Islands on May 4, 1923. It changed its name to become the Vicariate Apostolic of Caroline and Marshall Islands on July 4, 1946 before becoming elevated to become the Diocese Carolines-Marshalls on May 3, 1979. The joint diocese split resulting in the creation of the present-day Diocese of Caroline Islands on April 23, 1993 by Pope John Paul II.
