| Archdiocese of Agaña Archidioecesis Aganiensis |
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| Location | |
| Country | Guam |
| Territory | All of Guam |
| Ecclesiastical province | Ecclesiastical province of Agaña |
| Metropolitan | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 215 sq mi (560 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 155,687 132,494 (85.1%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | March 1, 1911 (100 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral Basilica |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Benedict XVI |
| Archbishop | Anthony Sablan Apuron, O.F.M. Cap. Archbishop of Agaña |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| agana-archdiocese.org | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Agaña is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. It comprises the overseas dependency of Guam. The prelate is an archbishop which pastors the mother church, Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral-Basilica.
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The Vicariate Apostolic of Guam was canonically erected on March 1, 1911. On July 4, 1946, territory was added from what once was the Vicariate Apostolic of Marianne, Caroline, and Marshall Islands. On October 14, 1965, the Vatican elevated the vicariate apostolic; it became the Diocese of Agaña. In response to the growth of Catholicism in Guam and its vicinity, the diocese was elevated to become a metropolitan see. The Archdiocese and Metropolitan Province of Agaña were created on March 8, 1984. The metropolitan province consists of the Archdiocese of Agaña, its suffragan sees of Chalan Kanoa and the Caroline Islands, and the Prefecture Apostolic of the Marshall Islands.
The leadership of the Archdiocese of Agaña and particularly Archbishop Anthony Apuron are the targets of criticism over a letter that was distributed by his archdiocese comparing gay rights activism to Islamic terrorism.[1][2]
Schools operated by the archdiocese include:[3]
Schools previously operated by the archdiocese include:[4]
High schools:[4]
Elementary and middle schools:[4]
Elementary schools:[4]
See List of the Catholic bishops of the United States#Province of Agaña