Roman Catholic Apostolic Prefecture of the Marshall Islands

Apostolic Prefecture of the Marshall Islands Praefectura Apostolica Insularum Marshallensium
Location
Country	Republic of the Marshall Islands
Territory	Marshall Islands
Ecclesiastical province	Agaña
Statistics
Area	69 sq mi (180 km2)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 57,400 4,875 (8.5%)
Parishes	4
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	23 April 1993 (22 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Assumption (Majuro)
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Prefect	Raymundo Sabio, M.S.C.
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The Roman Catholic Apostolic Prefecture of the Marshall Islands (Latin: Praefectura Apostolica Insularum Marshallensium) (MI) is an ecclesiastical territory below the rank of diocese, in the Republic of the Marshall Islands.

The prefecture is a suffragan of the Metropolitan Province of Agaña. Although the see of the prefecture is not in the United States, the prelature includes Wake Island, which is an unorganized, unincorporated territory of the United States. The prefecture is led the pastor of the Cathedral of the Assumption in Majuro. The prefect was appointed from the local missionary Jesuits.

History

Missionaries from the Order of the Sacred Heart arrived in 1898.^[1]

On April 23, 1993, Pope John Paul II split the former Diocese of Carolines-Marshalls into the Apostolic Prefecture of the Marshall Islands and the Diocese of Caroline Islands. While small in total number of Catholics, the area covered is nearly the size of the United States. In 2007, Father James Gould, apostolic prefect, resigned. Father Raymundo Sabio, a Filipino missionary, was chosen to succeed him.^[2]

Ordinaries

1. James C. Gould, S.J. (April 23, 1993 – December 21, 2007)^[2]
2. Raymundo Sabio, M.S.C. (December 22, 2007 – present)^[2]

See also

References

External links

• Catholic Hierarchy Profile of the Apostolic Prefecture of the Marshall Islands

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Coordinates: 7°00′47″N 168°13′19″E / 7.013°N 168.222°E / 7.013; 168.222