Denomination Roman Catholic Rite Roman Rite Area 11,870 km² Bishop Jean Bosco Baremes | Sui iuris church Latin Church Pope Francis Country Vanuatu | |
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Population
- Total
- Catholics (as of 2004)
205,000
29,500 (14,4%) Established 9 February 1901 (As Prefecture Apostolic of New Hebrides)
22 March 1904 (As Vicariate Apostolic of New Hebrides)
21 June 1966 (As Diocese of Port-Vila) Cathedral Cathédrale du Sacré-Coeur, Port Vila Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nouméa Metropolitan archbishop Michel-Marie-Bernard Calvet | ||
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Port-Vila (Latin: Dioecesis Portus Vilensis; French: Diocèse de Port-Vila) in Vanuatu is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nouméa. It was erected in 1901 as the Prefecture Apostolic of New Hebrides and elevated to a Vicariate Apostolic in 1904. In 1966, it was elevated as the Diocese of Port-Vila. The first Catholic mission in Vanuatu was started in 1887 at Mele on Efate, by the Marist Father Le Forestier S.M., three other Marist priests and a brother. The greatest growth of Catholic converts took place in the North, where the French influence was strong. This was especially true in Espiritu Santo and Malekula.
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