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Diocese of Honolulu

Dioecesis Honoluluensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 25 January 1941
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of San Francisco
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Hawaii
  • Country: United States of America
  • Square Kilometers: 16,637 (6,426 Square Miles)
  • Description: Comprises all of the Hawaiian Islands
  • Conference Region: XI (CA, HI, NV)
  • Catholic Directory Abbreviation: HON
  • Official Web Site: http://www.catholichawaii.org/
  • Mailing Address: 1184 Bishop Street, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA
  • Telephone: (808)585-3346
  • Fax: 537-1860

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Prefecture Apostolic of Sandwich Islands
24 October 1825ErectedPrefecture Apostolic of Sandwich Islands (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Sandwich Islands
3 August 1844ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Sandwich Islands Vicariate Apostolic of Sandwich Islands
Vicariate Apostolic of Hawaiian Islands
9 May 1848Name ChangedVicariate Apostolic of Sandwich Islands Vicariate Apostolic of Hawaiian Islands
Diocese of Honolulu
25 January 1941ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Hawaiian Islands (Name changed and Vicariate raised to a Diocese) Diocese of Honolulu (erected)
20 March 1964Territory AddedDiocese of Honolulu (Johnston Island)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Honolulu
1950145,000525,00027.6%61191251,1608836755ap1951
1966220,000726,31030.3%251461711,28614748663ap1967
1970210,000807,50926.0%311311621,29623236266ap1971
1976205,000846,90024.2%461191651,24219441566ap1977
1980211,000902,00023.4%571121691,248118738364ap1981
1990225,0281,112,10020.2%71961671,3473215130267ap1991
1999236,6881,186,60219.9%69781471,610264818066ap2000
2000239,0001,196,00020.0%72881601,4932613715666ap2001
2001215,0001,185,49718.1%73821551,3873213815566ap2002
2002260,0001,211,53721.5%65851501,7335013516166ap2003
2003232,9351,211,53719.2%87811681,3865214520166ap2004
2004234,5881,244,89818.8%79781571,4945112523661ap2005
2006239,0001,270,00018.8%86771631,4664712119066ap2007
2013263,0001,325,00019.8%92611531,718609312566ap2014
2016268,9001,431,60318.8%86481342,006727416366ap2017
2019148,9601,420,00010.5%84481321,128747214666ap2020
2021138,1801,420,5309.7%81521331,038747513766ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Honolulu
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 56, Page 527, and Page 528

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