Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Agaña
|
Archdiocese of Agaña
Archidioecesis Aganiensis
|
|
|---|---|
 |
|
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | Guam |
| Ecclesiastical province | Ecclesiastical province of Hagatña |
| Statistics | |
| Area | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 155,687 132,494 (85.1%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | March 1, 1911 (113 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral Basilica |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| 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 on the island of Guam. The prelate is an archbishop which pastors the mother church, Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral-Basilica.
History
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.
Ordinaries
| No. | Name | From | Until |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francisco Xavier Ricardo Vilá y Mateu[the article is translated], O.F.M.Cap. | August 25, 1911 | January 1, 1913 |
| 2 | Agustín José Bernaus y Serra, O.F.M. | May 9, 1913 | September 14, 1913 |
| 3 | Joaquín Felipe Oláiz y Zabalza, O.F.M. | July 20, 1914 | January 1, 1933 |
| 4 | Leon "Miguel" Angel Olano y Urteaga, O.F.M. | July 9, 1934 | August 20, 1945 |
| 5 | Apollinaris William Baumgartner, O.F.M. Cap. | October 14, 1945 | December 18, 1970 |
| 6 | Felixberto Camacho Flores | April 21, 1971 | October 25, 1985 |
| 7 | Anthony Sablan Apuron, O.F.M. Cap, D.D. | May 11, 1986 | present |
Schools
Schools operated by the archdiocese include:[1]
- Academy of Our Lady of Guam (Hagåtña) - Secondary school for girls
- Bishop Baumgartner Memorial School (Sinajana)
- Saint Anthony Catholic School (Tamuning)
- Santa Barbara Catholic School (Dededo)
Schools previously operated by the archdiocese include:[2]
High schools:[2]
- Father Dueñas Memorial School (Mangilao) - Boys
- Notre Dame High School (Talofofo) - Coed
Elementary and middle schools:[2]
Elementary schools:[2]
- Dominican School (Yigo)
See also
<templatestyles src="Div col/styles.css"/>
- Catholic Church by country
- Catholic Church in the United States
- Ecclesiastical Province of Agaña
- Global organisation of the Catholic Church
- List of Roman Catholic archdioceses (by country and continent)
- List of Roman Catholic dioceses (alphabetical) (including archdioceses)
- List of Roman Catholic dioceses (structured view) (including archdioceses)
- List of the Catholic dioceses of the United States
References
External links
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Articles containing Latin-language text
- Translated pages
- Pages with broken file links
- Pages using div col with unknown parameters
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Agaña
- Roman Catholic Church in Guam
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Guam
- Roman Catholic dioceses in the United States
- Religious organizations established in 1911
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- 1911 establishments in Guam
