Roman Catholic Diocese of Chalan Kanoa

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chalan Kanoa (Latin: Dioecesis Vialembensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the United States. It comprises the territory of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and is a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Agaña. The diocese was canonically erected on 8 November 1984 by Pope John Paul II. Its territories were taken from the archdiocese based in Guam. The Diocese of Chalan Kanoa is led by a prelate bishop who pastors the motherchurch, the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral on Saipan.

Roman Catholic Diocese of Chalan Kanoa

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chalan Kanoa (Latin: Dioecesis Vialembensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the United States. It comprises the territory of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and is a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Agaña. The diocese was canonically erected on 8 November 1984 by Pope John Paul II. Its territories were taken from the archdiocese based in Guam. The Diocese of Chalan Kanoa is led by a prelate bishop who pastors the motherchurch, the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral on Saipan.