Roman Catholicism in Palau

The Roman Catholic Church in Palau is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. According to the last census (2000) 41.6% of the population belonged to the Roman Catholic Church. Palau belongs to the Diocese of Caroline Islands, which is itself a suffragan to the Archdiocese of Agaña (Guam).

History

On April 28, 1891, Spanish Capuchin missionaries arrived to start a permanent Catholic presence on the island.^[1]

References

↑ Hezel, Francis X (January 1, 2003). "THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN PALAU". Micronesian Seminar. Retrieved 2008-12-09.

Roman Catholicism in Oceania

Sovereign states	Australia Fiji Indonesia Kiribati Marshall Islands Federated States of Micronesia Nauru New Zealand Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu

Associated states of New Zealand	Cook Islands Niue

Dependencies and other territories	American Samoa Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Easter Island French Polynesia Guam Hawaii New Caledonia Norfolk Island Northern Mariana Islands Pitcairn Islands Tokelau Wallis and Futuna

Roman Catholicism in Palau

History

References

See also