Roman Catholic Diocese of Chalan Kanoa
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chalan Kanoa is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. It comprises the Northern Mariana Islands and is a suffragan of the Metropolitan Province of Agaña. The Diocese of Chalan Kanoa is led by a prelate bishop which pastors the motherchurch, the Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Saipan.
The diocese was canonically erected on November 8, 1984 by Pope John Paul II. Its territories were taken from the archdiocese based in Guam.
