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Diocese of Gizo

Dioecesis Ghizotana



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Bishop(s)

  • Peter Houhou, Bishop
  • Luciano Capelli, S.D.B., Bishop Emeritus
  • Bernard Cyril O’Grady, O.P., Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Elevated: 15 November 1966
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Honiara
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Solomon Islands
  • Square Kilometers: 8,573 (3,311 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's House, P.O. Box 22, Saint Peter's Compound, Gizo, Solomon Islands
  • Telephone: 60.265

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Vicariate Apostolic of Western Solomon Islands
11 June 1959ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Northern Solomon Islands (Tresury, Shortlands and Choiseul and their neighbors, and Otong Java and their neighbors)
Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Solomon Islands (Santa Isabel and the neighboring islands and New Georgia and the neighboring islands)
Vicariate Apostolic of Western Solomon Islands (erected)
Diocese of Gizo
15 November 1966ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Western Solomon Islands Diocese of Gizo
15 November 1978Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Gizo (from Rabaul)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Gizo
19703,55733,04610.8%1565926115ap1971
19804,30051,8318.3%16761411215ap1981
19906,63683,3008.0%17882913185ap1991
199910,643109,8999.7%2791,1829155ap2000
20009,000135,0006.7%2791,00015145ap2001
20019,000135,0006.7%371090015165ap2002
200210,000100,00010.0%3581,25016155ap2003
200310,325110,3259.4%3581,29019175ap2004
200411,325102,00011.1%3691,25810175ap2005
200610,966105,11610.4%4481,37017185ap2007
201314,000137,00010.2%55101,40016147ap2014
201615,214136,34711.2%65111,38312127ap2017
201916,040143,40011.2%5152080220198ap2020
202116,920148,90011.4%8142276915198ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Vicariate Apostolic of Western Solomon Islands
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 51, Page 888, to Page 890
  • Diocese of Gizo
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 59, Page 480, to Page 482
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 71, Page 87, and Page 88

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