Bishop(s)
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General Information
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Date | Event | From | To |
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Prefecture Apostolic of German Solomon Islands | |||
23 May 1898 | Erected | Vicariate Apostolic of New Pomerania | Prefecture Apostolic of German Solomon Islands (erected) |
Prefecture Apostolic of Northern Solomon Islands | |||
21 January 1904 | Name Changed | Prefecture Apostolic of German Solomon Islands | Prefecture Apostolic of Northern Solomon Islands |
Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Solomon Islands | |||
31 May 1930 | Elevated | Prefecture Apostolic of Northern Solomon Islands | Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Solomon Islands |
11 June 1959 | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Solomon Islands
Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Solomon Islands | Vicariate Apostolic of Western Solomon Islands (erected) |
Diocese of Bougainville | |||
15 November 1966 | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Solomon Islands | Diocese of Bougainville |
Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
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Diocese of Bougainville | ||||||||||||
1970 | 60,585 | 78,800 | 76.9% | 5 | 31 | 36 | 1,682 | 69 | 95 | 1 | ap1971 | |
1980 | 84,000 | 102,850 | 81.7% | 5 | 26 | 31 | 2,709 | 1 | 62 | 90 | 27 | ap1981 |
1990 | 124,000 | 131,800 | 94.1% | 8 | 25 | 33 | 3,757 | 60 | 62 | ap1991* | ||
1999 | 135,100 | 175,000 | 77.2% | 10 | 10 | 20 | 6,755 | 25 | 37 | 32 | ap2000 | |
2000 | 160,000 | 190,000 | 84.2% | 10 | 14 | 24 | 6,666 | 19 | 36 | 31 | ap2001 | |
2001 | 165,069 | 196,000 | 84.2% | 10 | 13 | 23 | 7,176 | 33 | 39 | 31 | ap2002 | |
2002 | 145,380 | 175,600 | 82.8% | 14 | 11 | 25 | 5,815 | 40 | 45 | 31 | ap2003 | |
2003 | 146,475 | 177,200 | 82.7% | 14 | 9 | 23 | 6,368 | 36 | 44 | 32 | ap2004 | |
2004 | 147,350 | 180,000 | 81.9% | 15 | 8 | 23 | 6,406 | 22 | 46 | 32 | ap2005 | |
2006 | 149,200 | 183,500 | 81.3% | 10 | 14 | 24 | 6,216 | 30 | 48 | 31 | ap2007 | |
2012 | 143,583 | 219,294 | 65.5% | 17 | 13 | 30 | 4,786 | 34 | 54 | 31 | ap2012 | |
2015 | 147,000 | 236,000 | 62.3% | 25 | 13 | 38 | 3,868 | 29 | 58 | 33 | ap2016 | |
2018 | 157,000 | 251,000 | 62.5% | 28 | 13 | 41 | 3,829 | 29 | 58 | 33 | ap2019 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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