Bishop(s)
Suffragan Dioceses
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General Information
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Date | Event | From | To |
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Prefecture Apostolic of English Solomon Islands | |||
27 July 1897 | Erected | Vicariate Apostolic of New Pomerania | Prefecture Apostolic of English Solomon Islands (erected) |
Prefecture Apostolic of Southern Solomon Islands | |||
21 January 1904 | Name Changed | Prefecture Apostolic of English Solomon Islands | Prefecture Apostolic of Southern Solomon Islands |
Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Solomon Islands | |||
1 June 1912 | Elevated | Prefecture Apostolic of Southern Solomon Islands | Vicariate Apostolic of Southern 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 Honiara | |||
15 November 1966 | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Solomon Islands | Diocese of Honiara |
Archdiocese of Honiara | |||
15 November 1978 | Elevated | Diocese of Honiara | Archdiocese of Honiara |
17 December 1982 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Honiara | Diocese of Auki (erected) |
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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Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Solomon Islands | ||||||||||||
1950 | 15,234 | 88,000 | 17.3% | 22 | 22 | 692 | 31 | 44 | 13 | ap1951 | ||
Diocese of Honiara | ||||||||||||
1970 | 28,075 | 128,439 | 21.9% | 5 | 40 | 45 | 623 | 62 | 123 | 7 | ap1971 | |
Archdiocese of Honiara | ||||||||||||
1980 | 41,900 | 214,000 | 19.6% | 5 | 24 | 29 | 1,444 | 44 | 100 | 18 | ap1981 | |
1990 | 33,345 | 156,359 | 21.3% | 5 | 17 | 22 | 1,515 | 36 | 77 | 13 | ap1991 | |
1999 | 38,936 | 214,139 | 18.2% | 9 | 19 | 28 | 1,390 | 36 | 69 | 13 | ap2000 | |
2000 | 32,083 | 190,563 | 16.8% | 10 | 21 | 31 | 1,034 | 43 | 64 | 13 | ap2001 | |
2001 | 40,434 | 183,254 | 22.1% | 8 | 15 | 23 | 1,758 | 30 | 56 | 13 | ap2002 | |
2002 | 42,633 | 196,639 | 21.7% | 13 | 19 | 32 | 1,332 | 26 | 58 | 11 | ap2003 | |
2003 | 43,826 | 199,060 | 22.0% | 11 | 19 | 30 | 1,460 | 27 | 63 | 13 | ap2004 | |
2004 | 45,053 | 204,633 | 22.0% | 15 | 23 | 38 | 1,185 | 31 | 69 | 13 | ap2005 | |
2006 | 47,762 | 210,514 | 22.7% | 19 | 21 | 40 | 1,194 | 36 | 75 | 13 | ap2007 | |
2013 | 57,312 | 260,902 | 22.0% | 19 | 21 | 40 | 1,432 | 35 | 76 | 13 | ap2014 | |
2016 | 61,400 | 276,000 | 22.2% | 22 | 26 | 48 | 1,279 | 44 | 56 | 13 | ap2017 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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